Celebrated physicist Sir Isaac Newton had a keen interest in alchemy, the pyramids and the end of days.
Motorists in Grand Haven, Michigan couldn't believe their luck this week as they scrambled to pick up the cash.
A rat that managed to gain access to an ATM machine ended up gorging itself on a small fortune in notes.
Stunned motorists discovered banknotes strewn across Interstate 70 in Indianapolis on Wednesday morning.
Albert Einstein's handwritten notes on the secret to living a happy life have resurfaced after 95 years.
An anonymous do-gooder sent shoppers in to a frenzy when he showered them with bank notes on Saturday.
Sketches demonstrating the laws of friction have been identified within the margins of Da Vinci's notes.
A British historian has found hidden annotations within the pages of a Bible published back in 1535.
German musician Anna-Maria Hefele possesses the remarkable ability to sing two notes simultaneously.
A mischevious monkey turned out to be an unwitting Robin Hood in India's Shimla region at the weekend.
Notes that Aldrin used during Apollo 11's descent on to the lunar surface in 1969 are to be sold off.
Violinst Ben Lee has gained the title after playing Flight of the Bumblebee at 15 notes per second.