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Would you fill a small wooden box with paper and light it?
Well, that is exactly what Joseph Montgolfier did, and it led to him, along with his brother, Étienn…
What do you know of the Aztecs?
They lived in Mexico from around 1168 to 1521. Their empire was vast, they ruled 12 million people i…
Was the buffalo the Native American Indians supermarket?
Basically, the Buffalo was the same to the Native American Indians as the supermarket is to us today…
The remarkable story of a violin
Would you believe that a violin sold at auction for $1.7M or if it’s easier for £1.1M! It was a very…
The Three Sisters, Olympic, Titanic and Britannic
Did you know that back in the age of steam, at the beginning of the twentieth century, the RMS Titan…
Who won the Battle of Britain?
Of course, the fighter pilots. But they couldn’t have won without an awful lot of support. For exam…