While most people have heard of Madame Tussauds, few know the woman behind the name was a Strasbourg-born entrepreneur and an art tutor to French royalty. During the French Revolution,...
Harrods, the world-famous department store, is known for its extravagant gifts, but did you know it once sold exotic animals such as lion cubs as pets? In 1975, before becoming US President, Ronald Reagan bought a baby elephant.