Category: Stories

Hirta Island, in the St Kilda archipelago of ScotlandIn 1861, the island’s residents constructed sixteen single-story cottages with chimneys and slate roofs, which they referred to as the “main street.” These homes…

A Dog of Flanders is a novel written in 1872 by Marie Louise de la Rameé. It tells the story of Nello and his dog Patrasche, set in Antwerp in the 19th…

Bob Marley was absolutely right when he said:”You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She has loved before you and may love again. But if she loves you…

1861 in Kentucky just before the Civil War. Times were hard then and people fended for themselves daily to survive. Cloths and shoes were passed down from sibling to sibling. People appreciated…

17 year-old Juliane Koepcke was sucked out of an airplane in 1971 after it was struck by a bolt of lightning. She fell 2 miles to the ground, strapped to her seat…

Meet Madam Jeanne Louise Calment, who had the longest confirmed human lifespan: 122 years, 164 days. Apparently, fate strongly approved of the way she lived her life. She was born in Arles,…

“In December 1913, the Mona Lisa was displayed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. The museum’s director, Giovanni Poggi, was photographed examining this famous painting. The Mona Lisa had been stolen…

The process of filming a snow leopard mother and her cubs for PlanetEarth3 took 76 days from start to finish. In total, 24 camera traps were needed, which were out in the…

This man is not a beggar or homeless wandererThis is Leo Tolstoy a Russian novelist and philosopher, best known for his novels “War and Peace” and “Anna Karenina”. He is considered one…

The majority of us live in communities today where freedom of expression is a given. It may have taken a long time, but it feels like we’re finally approaching a place where…