In the spring of 2003, diplomatic tension between the United States and France shifted from the United Nations Security Council to the cafeteria menus of the U.S. House of Representatives.

In the summer of 1964, a geography graduate student hiked up a mountain in eastern Nevada with a simple academic goal.

It is difficult to imagine a Hollywood superstar weeping on a New York street corner as he hands his dog’s leash to a stranger, but that is exactly where Sylvester Stallone found himself in 1975.

In 1946, one of the most powerful men in the Soviet Union faced a dangerous dilemma regarding a sugary drink.

Shoppers in the early 2000s encountered a confusing and shocking product on store shelves.

In the village of Dooagh on Achill Island, the Atlantic Ocean performed a vanishing act that spanned decades before delivering a sudden, massive restoration.

In a medieval castle in the northern Italian village of Castelbosco, there is a collection unlike any other in the world.

Hollywood fame is often fleeting, yet two of the cinema industry’s most enduring stars have lived quietly out of the spotlight for decades.

This is the story of Adwaita, an Aldabra giant tortoise who reportedly lived for over 250 years, outlasting the empire that brought him to India and surviving well into the internet age.

Imagine buying a piece of rusty military history on eBay, only to discover it contained a fortune that could change your life forever.