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The Explosive Rat and Britain’s Most Ingenious WW2 Sabotage Devices
During World War Two, British saboteurs hid explosives in coal, wine bottles, and even dead rats. The explosive rat never detonated, but it caused panic across Nazi Europe. A strange story of fear, psychology, and wartime ingenuity.
The Steiff Polar Bear and Fanta’s Wartime Mascot
A smiling polar bear posed with soldiers and children in wartime Germany. Made by Steiff to promote Fanta during the Second World War, the costume reveals how normality was staged through advertising, even as violence and persecution shaped daily life.
Claudine Longet: From Soft Pop Stardom to One of Hollywood’s Most Unsettling Trials
From soft pop stardom and Kennedy friendships to a fatal shooting in Aspen. The full story of Claudine Longet, Spider Sabich, and the trial that quietly ended her public life.
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