During World War II, Irena Sendler was a social worker in Nazi-occupied Poland. She became part of the Polish underground resistance, using her position to gain access to the Warsaw Ghetto. Her mission was dangerous—she aimed to save Jewish children from the Holocaust.

In 1872, Victoria Woodhull made history by becoming the first woman to run for President of the United States. At a time when women couldn’t even vote, Woodhull announced her candidacy under the Equal Rights Party, challenging societal norms and entering a race dominated by men.

In June 2005, a 12-year-old Ethiopian girl was abducted by seven men who wanted to force her into marriage. The girl was taken from her home near Bita Genet, 350 miles from Addis Ababa. During her week in captivity, she was beaten repeatedly as her captors tried to coerce her into the marriage.

In 1872, John Ernst Worrell Keely, an inventor from Philadelphia, announced that he had developed a revolutionary new engine, which he claimed could harness a mysterious force. He called it the “Keely Motor.” Keely insisted that his motor operated on “etheric force,” a type of energy that had yet to be discovered by science.

Chand Baori, located in the village of Abhaneri in Rajasthan, India, was commissioned by King Chanda of the Nikumbha Dynasty around the 9th century. This impressive stepwell was built to solve the water scarcity issues in the region and is considered one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India.

The Thatcher Effect was first demonstrated in 1980 by psychologist Peter Thompson. He named it after the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose image was used in the initial experiment. The effect is a visual phenomenon that reveals how our brains process facial features.

In April 1996, Ted St. Martin, a Florida native, achieved an incredible feat by setting the world record for most consecutive free throws made. His astonishing total of 5,221 consecutive shots shattered the previous record, solidifying his place in basketball history.

In 1901, the rise of bicycles brought new challenges for riders, including threats from footpads and tramps on isolated roads. The book Self-Protection on a Cycle provided cyclists with practical advice on how to defend themselves using their bicycles as both shield and weapon.

Jon Brower Minnoch was born in 1941 in Washington, USA. From a young age, Minnoch’s weight rapidly increased, and by the time he was 12, he weighed nearly 300 pounds. He suffered from obesity throughout his life, which only escalated as he grew older.

In the early 20th century, French surgeon Serge Voronoff gained international attention for his controversial work in xenotransplantation. Voronoff focused on the transplantation of testicular tissue from animals, specifically monkeys, into aging men. He believed that such procedures could rejuvenate vitality, increase lifespan, and reverse the effects of aging.