Kangling players demonstrated their fearlessness by calling hungry spirits.

Where was the Secret Service?

Studies show we’re not very calorie dense.

“I kept doing it—soon becoming obsessed with seeing how complicated I could get.”

They speculated that the light somehow transported them back to where they started.

The sound is loud enough to burst divers’ eardrums.

Before masks, soldiers would sometimes use urine-soaked rags to cover their faces.

The town goes through 500-600 mayors a year!

According to research, some coasters dislodge better than others.

One tower looks like a computer glitch in a virtual world.

Only about 4-5% of the world’s population carries the gene for red hair.

One pigeon delivered a message that saved the lives of 2,000 soldiers!

Cats were integral to the function of ancient Egyptian cities.

Teen boys roamed the streets with large sticks, some with nails protruding on the ends to help hook the straw hats off people’s heads.