This article is about the Wieliczka Salt Mine in Krakow, Poland. There, one can see both salt mining history and the beautiful salt sculptures created for the underground chapels.
Article about Thomas Jefferson's interest in mammoth fossils. Includes details about how William Clark collected fossils to send to the White House "Mammoth Room" for study.
This article explains why France sent a train to the United States as a thank-you during the late 1940's. After the US collected and sent donations and supplies to war-ravaged France after World War II, the French sent gifts of thanks in what was called the Merci Train.