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Think Bond’s crocodile run in Live and Let Die was movie magic? Think again. Stuntman Ross Kananga risked his life, racked up 193 stitches, and gave us one of the most dangerous moments in 007 history.

In 1898, two lions brought a British railway project in Kenya to a standstill – dragging men from tents, killing dozens, and outsmarting hunters. One man vowed to stop them. This is the true story of the Tsavo man-eaters.

"There were five bodies. Two children with their skulls blown apart. A mother riddled with bullets. A father beaten and shot, left...

In Victorian times, a rose wasn’t just a rose — it was a message. 🌹 Discover the secret meanings behind every bloom in the gorgeous Alphabet of Floral Emblems, where flowers spoke louder than words.

In 1928, Alexander Fleming returned from holiday to find a mouldy Petri dish—and changed medicine forever. But his journey from farm boy to Nobel laureate was far from simple. Discover the true story of penicillin’s accidental genius.

Peggy Guggenheim turned a tragic start and a vast inheritance into one of the most influential art collections of the 20th century. From Paris to Venice, discover how she changed the face of modern art.

The Ouled Naïl women of Algeria weren’t just dancers in coins—they were self-sufficient, independent women who defied colonial expectations. Discover how their traditions thrived, evolved, and were later misunderstood under French rule.

In the late 1800s, a group of American and Swedish Christians settled in Jerusalem to await the Second Coming—but ended up documenting Middle Eastern life through thousands of stunning photographs. From Bedouin traditions in the Sinai to Jerusalem’s quiet corners, the American Colony Photo Department captured a world on the brink of change. Discover how their spiritual mission became one of the most remarkable visual records of the region’s past.

Before climate warnings and collapse documentaries, one 19th-century artist painted the entire rise and fall of civilisation on five haunting canvases. Step inside Thomas Cole’s The Course of Empire, a visual prophecy where glory turns to ash and nature always has the last word.

A tribute to Nellie Bly’s historic race around the world in 1889–1890. This collage blends portraits, newspaper clippings, and pop-art...

Jacob Riis, “Lodgers in a Crowded Bayard Street Tenement–‘Five Cents a Spot'” In 1890, a book titled How the Other Half Lives  introduced...

Winston Churchill during the Boer War, where a £25 reward was offered for his capture after his bold escape from a South African prison...

Guccio Gucci’s journey began in the Savoy Hotel in London, where he worked as a bellhop and concierge. Years later, he would open the...

A rolled up typed 'On The Road' Legend has it that Kerouac wrote On the Road in three weeks, typing it almost nonstop on a 120-foot roll...

A sample of three mugshots from the GMP Museum Today I visited The Greater Manchester Police Museum, and I can't recommend it enough. It doesn’t look like much at first glance, just another red-bricked Victorian building nestled in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter. But behind its arched windows and soot-blackened stone, 57 Newton Street has seen a hundred years of crime, community, and change. Before it became the Greater Manchester Police Museum, it was a fully fu

A rollover during a match at Hilltop Park, New York If you've ever wondered why women live longer than men, it's reason's like this sport. Once hailed as “the most dangerous sport on wheels” , auto polo combined the speed of early motorcars with the chaos of polo mallets swinging at a ball. Picture this: dust clouds swirling, spectators gasping, and stripped-down Model T Fords smashing into one another on a dirt field, all in the name of entertainment. It was a short-lived ph

Portrait of W. A. Mozart by Barbara Krafft Once heard, it lingers. The soaring high C, often a rite of passage for boy trebles, has...

Lord Byron on the left and his trusted dog, Boatswain (right) When George Gordon Byron — better known simply as Lord Byron — arrived at...

Marlon Brando has his hair and makeup done as he transforms into Don Corleone in the 1972 film "The Godfather." Steve Schapiro/Getty...

A collage of Sameera Moussa photographs She once declared she’d make nuclear treatment “as cheap and available as Aspirin” — and she...

Left, a self portrait of Vivian Maier. Right one example of her fantastic street scene In 2007, a young estate agent named John Maloof ...

James Jamerson in the studio There are bass players, and then there’s James Jamerson. You might not know his name off the top of your...

In the early months of 1972, Britain shimmered under the glitter-dusted spell of Marc Bolan. With corkscrew curls, flamboyant fashion,...