Wait, what are near-exact replicas of Paris, France and Jackson, Wyoming doing in the middle of China?

As Billy Joel once said, ‘They’ve been burning since the world’s been turning’ — and show no signs of stopping (that last part is us, not Billy Joel)

Equipped a bionic hand that was a 16th-century technological marvel, Götz von Berlichingen is said to have delivered the invitation to rim him to a general who invited him to surrender, and in Germany, his name alone is now interpreted as the same

Not creepy — or apocalyptic — at all

That’ll teach ’em

There’s cheating, and there’s being as awful as humanity gets — something the 2000 Paralympics Spanish basketball team established a new low point for

Snap, Crackle and Pop is science now, yo

When Hans Christian Andersen wasn’t putting pen to paper crafting ‘The Little Mermaid’ or ‘The Princess and the Pea,’ he was rubbing himself raw and documenting the aftermath

‘Premature burial’ is basically everyone’s worst nightmare, but back in the 1800s, it was prevalent enough that a whole funereal economy sprang up around it

If they had it their way, no one would rest in peace