Article: A President’s Toilet

The link below is to an article that looks at the toilet of US President Martin Van Buren.

For more visit:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/31798/martin-van-buren-had-really-nice-toilet

Article: WWI – Moving Towards War

The link below is to an article that considers the movement towards war prior to WWI.

For more visit:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/31834/world-war-i-centennial-austria-hungary-escalates-kaiser-convenes-war-council

Article: The First Car Accident

The link below is to an article that considers the first car accident.

For more visit:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/31807/when-and-where-was-first-car-accident

Article: Mexico – Julia Pastrana

The link below is to an article about the very sad story of Julia Pastrana, who was called the ‘Bear Woman’ and the ‘World’s Ugliest Woman.’

For more visit:
http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/02/14/worlds-ugliest-woman-finally-given-a-dignified-burial-153-years-after-her-death/