Bubbly drinks that don’t pack an alcoholic punch have a very long history.
The Great Dane, who died 80 years ago this week, was the first dog in the world to receive an official Royal Navy rank.
The Cape Town Mapping Project is an initiative of the Cape Town Museum designed to map the stories of the people of Cape Town.
Now the hotel remains dusty and abandoned, merely housing memories of its heyday, including wild parties in the 80s, along with a couple of ghosts of the people who died there.
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.
William especially had a fondness for mice served on toast and said moles were the vilest dish he had ever eaten until he chewed on the bluebottle fly.
The tomb appears to have belonged to a high-status adult male – a great lord – who was buried on top of a woman.
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.
Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were last seen taking off from Papua New Guinea on July 2, 1937.
Pizza has been part of our lives for so long that it’s hard to imagine a time when the round shape of happiness wasn’t around.
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 species of ancient humans or hominids responsible for building this structure remains a mystery, as no bones have yet been discovered at the site.
Decades after Barnard’s death, his expertise lives on in the hearts of South Africa.
The director and actor have worked together before in ‘Gladiator’, so it makes sense that they are reuniting to conquer one more historical military epic.
Maybe this is the perfect place for war-mongers to gather while they argue over who blinked first.
We have this cocktail because it was basically medicine for sailors back in the day.
Is going commando better for your Privates?
Mansa Musa wasn’t afraid to show off his wealth, even embarking on a lavish pilgrimage to Mecca with a flurry of decorated fans.
The disturbing truth about this tool is open for discussion once more across social media, with folks asking you to “stop what you’re doing and Google why chainsaws were invented”.
We’re about to uncover the secrets, crises, and controversies that surround the family and the property dubbed the “Midwest’s Downtown Abbey”.
We’re about to take a step into late 19th century London to hear about the kind of drinking habits that would leave most of us incapacitated.
While Christian Dior is widely celebrated and renowned, the story of his younger sister, a stoic and brave woman who endured more than any person should, is also full of inspiration and fascination.
The figure, carved into a hill in the English countryside, has recently undergone scientific testing, shedding light on its origins.
Watch Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter, make its first successful flight on the Red Planet.
30 years ago, Nirvana sang ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ live for the first time. Here’s an account from someone who was there that night.
Actress Gay Gibson boarded the cruise liner ‘Durban Castle’ in South Africa in October of 1947, not knowing that she would never reach her destination.
Over the years, we’ve come to accept that St. Patrick banished snakes from Ireland, but that’s not the only falsehood in the history of a day celebrated around the world.
A few of the words or terms that would usually be followed by “as the kids are saying” actually date back a long, long way.
The mystery of the missing ‘Kruger Millions’ has been, to some degree, solved, and the gold wasn’t where treasure hunters thought it was.