In 1971, a quiet residence in Sherman Oaks, California, housed a guest that defied all conventional logic.

In 1913, Milwaukee housewife Walburga “Dolly” Oesterreich made a decision that would lead to one of the most bizarre criminal cases in American history.

Ten days before Christmas, Mission Control in Houston received a transmission that stopped everyone in their tracks.

But on Christmas Eve, the terrifying “Red Phone” on the commander’s desk rang. This line connected directly to the Pentagon and the White House.

This seemingly minor event, known as the Affair of the Sausages, challenged the absolute authority of the Catholic Church and sparked the Swiss Reformation.

In the middle of the Second World War the British government explored an idea so unusual that it might seem unbelievable.

On December 14, 2000, three men sat at a table in the Pompeya tennis club in Barcelona. The atmosphere was tense. Jorge Messi, the father of a 13-year-old Argentine prodigy, was ready to leave Spain forever.

King John of England was not a man to be trifled with, yet in the 13th century, a small village in Nottinghamshire managed to outwit him without lifting a sword.

The loggers had not discovered a fossil or a carving, but a perfectly mummified hunting dog that had remained trapped inside the trunk for approximately twenty years.

The most powerful diplomatic weapon in the world eats bamboo and sleeps for half the day.