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That Time a Flight Attendant Survived a 33,000 Foot Fall

People from Wales Don’t Call it ‘Wales’. That Means ‘Foreigner’ in Old English; and, Why They've Got a Big Red Dragon on Their Flag

It Takes About as Long to Become a Certified London Cab Driver as it Does to Earn a Doctorate from Oxford

Why Donkeys and Elephants Represent the Major American Political Parties

That Time Jimmy Carter Saw a UFO

That Time a Hammer-Wielding Madman Smashed up a Michelangelo Masterpiece

Sergeant Stubby

Panama's Money is Named After a Conquistador

Doritos Were Created at Disneyland

Roald Dahl's Steamy Spy Career

A Volvo Engineer Invented the Seat Belt

How 6 Major American Cities Got Their Names