That’s because the disease they’re known for spreading (malaria) helped forge the classic G&T cocktail, a drink with as much recreational worth as it has medical value.
The estate and caves have served as a gathering place for parties and royalty, from Peter the Great and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to race-car driver Max Verstappen. Somewhere along the line, the château earned the nickname “party palace.”
Ignoring superstitions around replicating the most famous death ship ever, it would be magnificent to see the Titanic II sail into Cape Town harbour.
The tomb appears to have belonged to a high-status adult male – a great lord – who was buried on top of a woman.
Take heart in knowing that even a great artist like Michaelangelo sometimes thought their job sucked.
The Glen Affric tartan, named after the Highlands area where it was discovered in the 1980s, underwent dye analysis and radiocarbon testing last year, indicating that it dates from 1500 to 1600.
It’s the oldest surviving building of the castle and is Grade I listed, along with the castle’s main building. This means the buildings are sites of exceptional national, architectural, or historical importance.
The general subject of the text is pleasure, which, properly understood, is the highest good in Epicurean philosophy.
Perhaps a good compromise would be to allow the reconstruction, but only using ancient Egyptian tools and methods.
Cofield’s dress still has a few mysteries, but for now, the biggest one has been solved.
The Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is in response to all the nonsense and noise of the current age of post-truth, fake news, deepfakes and artificial intelligence.
Geneticists at the University of Konstanz in Germany have however released a new study on baboon DNA that shows these creatures never naturally occurred in Egypt.
The book’s name may sound ominous, but the proper translation, “The Chapters/Book of Going Forth By Day”, gives it a bit more AVBOB-ish vibe at least.
This period in European history was extremely bloody and saw a spike in the creation of prosthetics as injured soldiers returned from the numerous conflicts going on in the age.
Some of the more looney ufologists claim that this actually depicts ‘contact with an alien’, but even X-Files fans might find this hard to swallow.
The recent study used mass spectrometry to examine the personal letters written by the guy responsible for this reign of terror in an effort to understand him better.
The location of this tree is, for obvious reasons, a secret, and its discovery led to the creation of the Great Basin National Park in order to protect it and other trees from the species.
Her life in the famously pricey villa came to an end as part of a legal dispute with the children of her late husband, Prince Nicolo Boncompagni.
Jada Pinkett Smith just released a compelling Netflix docuseries that finally gives African female leaders their due.
We have this cocktail because it was basically medicine for sailors back in the day.
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year was introduced to the world in a 1938 play by Patrick Hamilton, but has been thrown into the spotlight once again.
Eagle-eyed Facebook sleuths have pinpointed an odd-looking fellow appearing as though he is talking on a cellphone in a 1940s photograph.
A word of advice for if you ever find yourself visiting the ancient Mayan Temple of Kukulcán at the Chichén Itzá archaeological site in Yucatán, Mexico.
When France unveiled the two triangular red mascots for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, they wholly expected that everyone would be impressed with their iconic choice.
KFC Germany made it across thin ice by legitimately being able to blame an automated system and not get totally cancelled.
Lord Lucan is said to have bludgeoned the nanny of his kids to death and somehow managed to disappear into thin air ever since.
Richard John Bingham, known as Lord Lucan, a gambling aristocrat, murder-accused, and once presumed dead fugitive, has apparently been found alive and not so well.
Fans of Julia Roberts have been recirculating a seemingly unbelievable historical fact that connects her to a famous figure.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Stirling, a legend from the Second World War and founder of the Special Air Service (SAS), had one hell of a story to tell.
Mansa Musa wasn’t afraid to show off his wealth, even embarking on a lavish pilgrimage to Mecca with a flurry of decorated fans.