In 1920, the Australian Navy formally enlisted a six-year-old girl named Nancy Bentley after she suffered a snake bite to give her medical treatment onboard a navy ship. Regulations did not allow civi
In Spain, 'gorrillas' are unofficial parking attendants who offer unsolicited help finding spaces in busy areas and expect a tip. Many drivers pay out of fear they'll come back to a scratched car
Just days after taking power, Saddam Hussein announces the names of alleged 'traitors'. Those called were forced to leave the hall, where they were immediately arrested and later executed
In 1920, the Australian Navy formally enlisted a six-year-old girl named Nancy Bentley after she suffered a snake bite to give her medical treatment onboard a navy ship. Regulations did not allow civi
Vesna Vulović holds the Guinness World Record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute: 10,160 metres (33,330 feet). A flight attendant on JAT Yugoslav Airlines Flight 367, she survived mid-
On May 26, 2013, the tugboat Jascon-4 capsized and sank 20 miles off the coast of Nigeria. The ship's cook, Harrison Okene, was the only survivor and survived for nearly three days trapped in an air p
Meet Rebecca Sharrock. She has a rare condition called HSAM, allowing her to remember every single day of her life starting from when she was 12 days old
