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Bill Murray was really great friends with comedy great and Saturday Night Live star John Belushi at the time of Belushi’s demise due to...

Witold Pilecki, renowned under various aliases including Roman Jezierski, Tomasz Serafiński, and Druh, distinguished himself as a...

While the Victorian Era didn't mark the inception of institutionalising individuals with mental health issues, it undeniably witnessed a...

Richard Dadd, a Victorian artist, crafted intricate and enchanting paintings adorned with fairies and fantastical beings. Among his most...

Czech-born photographer Jacques Biederer captured the daring sensuality of 1920s Paris through artful erotic and fetish imagery. His studio, Atelier Biederer, blended beauty and taboo—until his life was cut short by the war.

Compared to many other countries, the U.S. is relatively young. Despite this, it holds the third position in terms of population,...

Alessandro Moreschi, the last castrato, sang for the Vatican in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His haunting recordings reveal the legacy of castrato singers in Rome, whose voices defined an era of sacred music.

In 2014, Merrick Morton, a photographer living in Los Angeles and a former LAPD reserve officer, came across a neglected collection of...

All of human life can be found in Charles M. Schulz's 17,897 Peanuts comic strips. In 1968 Schulz watched the Civil Rights movement...

Dr. Young's Ideal Rectal Dilators, marketed in the United States from the late 19th century through at least the 1940s, were part of the...

At a time when circuses and exhibitions reigned supreme, offering people a glimpse into the exotic and the unknown, London was visited by...

Nestled amidst the lush forests and pristine beaches of Kauai, Hawaii, there exists a fascinating chapter in the annals of...

Frances Louisa Clayton, also known as Frances Clalin, emerges as a compelling figure in American history, though her narrative remains...

The Zangaki brothers were a pair of Greek photographers operating in Egypt during the late 1870s to the 1890s, crafting prints tailored...

Charles II earned the nickname 'The Merry Monarch' not only for his love of wine, song, and music but also for his extensive womanising,...

Albert Einstein’s office – just as the Nobel Prize-winning physicist left it, taken mere hours after Einstein died, Princeton, New...

(Left) Chrese Evans posing for the NY Post (Right) Her grandfather, Josef Stalin In the quiet corners of Portland, Oregon, you’ll find...

In the glitzy realm of Old Hollywood, where stars shone bright on the silver screen, there existed a shadowy figure who operated behind...

Surviving crew, from left to right, first row: Ernest Archer, Frederick Fleet, Walter Perkis, George Symons and Frederick Clench. Second...

Violet Jessop, renowned as an ocean liner stewardess and nurse, is famously remembered for surviving the catastrophic sinkings of both...

In the final 20 years of Albert Einstein's life, he rarely accepted invitations to speak at universities or accept honourary degrees as...

“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for...

Few people had knowledge of the inner workings of Uganda during Idi Amin's brutal regime, one such person that navigated this dangerous world was 'Major' Bob Astles, a British-born confidant of Amin, held a position in close proximity to the epicentre of terror. As Amin's principal aide, Astles operated as a versatile figure, assuming roles spanning espionage, diplomacy, and even smuggling. Within the complex web of Amin's regime, he emerged as perhaps the most reviled Caucas

A peculiar phenomenon in American fashion emerged with American Ivy League students and young undergraduates donning thick, long raccoon...