The 1957 movie Bridge on the River Kwai may be one of the most famous war movies ever made, winning seven Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actor for Alec Guinness. But the reality was a bit different than the movie.
Spike from the Burma Railroad
In ancient Egypt, mummification was a central part of religious life. But animals also played a role in the Egyptian religion, and most of the mummies that have been found are not humans.
Crocodile mummy, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh PA
In some parts of Florida, you may find yourself surprised to encounter a very large and very unfriendly dinosaur-looking lizard from Africa.
Nile Monitor
During the Civil War, a band of Lumbee Indians in North Carolina known as the Lowry Gang waged a “Robin Hood” war against the white aristocracy, and became a local legend.
Tom Lowry pistol
North Carolina Museum of History
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