In the town of Alton, Illinois, a child was born on February 22, 1918, who would later become the tallest person in recorded history.

High in the mountains of Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, an aerial view reveals an extraordinary pattern — concentric circles of tall Obi cedar trees forming a spiral-like design.

On the night of February 28, 1986, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme and his wife Lisbeth left the Grand Cinema in Stockholm after a late showing of Bröderna Mozart.

Along the eastern shore of Crowley Lake in Mono County, California, a peculiar geological phenomenon rises from the earth like the remnants of an ancient civilization.

In 1961, archivists in Sibiu, Romania uncovered a centuries-old manuscript buried deep in the town’s public records.

In the late 18th century, audiences across Europe gathered to witness a marvel: a life-sized figure dressed in Turkish robes, seated at a cabinet, capable of playing competitive chess.

In the summer of 2010, while the world was watching the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, a common octopus living in a German aquarium unexpectedly became an international sensation.

Before the world knew him as Lawrence of Arabia, T.E. Lawrence was a 22-year-old archaeologist excavating ancient Hittite ruins in Carchemish, near the Euphrates.

Long before GPS satellites guided drivers turn-by-turn, the Iter Avto appeared in 1930s Italy.

On March 7, 1990, in Minnesota, Abby and Brittany Hensel were born with dicephalic parapagus—two heads on a single body.