In medieval Denmark, people could pay for more prestigious graves closer to the church — a sign of wealth and status. But when researchers examined hundreds of skeletons, they discovered something ...

Tributes have poured in to a Shrewsbury School master who helped unleash the British satirical boom and was said - only half jokingly - to have been “responsible for the 1960s.” ...

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When Omaha Benson High School relocated in the 1920s to a field populated by rabbits, the school embraced the fluffy creatures as its mascot. The choice would prove prescient, predating by decades the ...

In 1983, several Monty Python members, including John Cleese, united to make a swashbuckling movie packed with stars that was ...

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Cheeky and rebellious, the Netherlands’ own brand of ‘ludiek’ zaniness thrived in the 1960s protest era. Now, the New Dutch Naivety movement is bringing it back with songs about chocolate, good transp ...

Stacker researched films that provoked national controversy, highlighting 45 of the most significant along with their IMDb user rating and Metascore.

From a $5m admission ticket to a national scandal, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam reveal how the Pythons survived the chaotic making of a masterpiece.