A Hungarian velvet jacket that once belonged to Empress Sisi has sold for GBP 52,000 at auction in Austria. The auction took place in Vienna on 11th June, and saw…
An amazingly preserved Nazi fighter plane that went into battle with 17 others against an American force of almost 1,000 planes has finally been recovered almost 80 years after it…
A 90-year-old woman who survived the Holocaust when she was a little girl claimed that she played dead as she lay among corpses in Auschwitz to save her life. Eva…
These images show a deer that was found stuck down a manhole with only its massive antlers stopping it from falling further into the hole. The incident took place in…
The world's biggest chocolate factory is back in business after a salmonella outbreak forced it to destroy hundreds of tonnes of chocs. The Barry Callebaut factory - which supplies huge…
Scientists have solved a 1,400-year-old mystery concerning the genetic background of the Avar civilisation by evaluating DNA samples of over 60 individuals discovered in elite graves. Researchers who analysed the…
German and US researchers have discovered two incredible snails - one of which is smaller than a grain of sand and believed to be the world's tiniest land snail, and…
This glove worn by Empress Sisi on the day she was murdered and fetched nearly GBP 56,000 at auction. Elisabeth, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary (1837-1898) was murdered…
Undies that belonged to the famous Austrian Empress and Queen of Hungary 'Sissi' have been bought for GBP 3,273 at an auction house in Germany. The underwear that once belonged…
An incredible glow-in-the-dark bike path will soon light up a section of the Danube River in Hungary to keep cyclists safe at night. The pretty glowing blue bike path can…