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The condom is more important and storied than most of us realize.
One of the most unique among all ancient empires.
The maze-like underground city resembles an ant colony.
We’ve been moving towards it ever since we first learned how to farm.
A look at what really happened at Chernobyl, what it looks like now, and what the effects of this tragedy were.
It's not the type of terrorism we're used to, but we're starting to see more and more of it.
A basic rundown of Bitcoin and other cryptos, beyond the hype.
The scale of the Roman Empire during its heyday was unprecedented in the Ancient World.
Gold -- who doesn't want some?
The greatest polymath of the Islamic world, a mind on par with Da Vinci -- and you've probably never heard of him.
This was a man not afraid to stand and gaze into the heavens -- thankfully for us all.
Get your info straight from the experts source.
A staple in some parts of the world, completely unknown in others -- polenta is truly a historic food.
You'd think the world's biggest pyramid is in Egypt - after all, they do call it The Great Pyramid.
You can add helium to the long list of things there's a shortage of.
Falafel? I'll take two, please.
One Hindu proverb says that there are many paths up the mountain, all leading to the same place. Only fools waste their time insisting their path is the right one.
Marie Curie's tale is one of sacrifice and suffering for science and of unparalleled dedication to unlocking nature’s secrets.
You might have heard that inflation is related to the price of goods and services, but why does it occur and how does it affect our everyday life?
Though we take it for granted, their collective work has left the world a better place for us all.
Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian doctor, saved countless lives by being the first to introduce mandatory hand washing for physicians.
In the figure of Enheduanna, we see a powerful figure of great creativity, whose passionate praise of the goddess of love continues to echo through time.
We're all walking around with an invisible gun constantly pointed at the back of our heads.
Spoiler: It wasn't Edison.
It's one of the world's largest running conflicts. But why is it happening?
From humble beginnings to stellar heights.
Vlad left a bloody mark on history -- so why, then, is he treated with respect hundreds of years after he died?
We're taking you for a ride through evolutionary memory lane, carefully listing the members of our long family tree.
The amazing history of a tribe forgotten by time.
You've heard of hummus, but have you heard of the Hummus Wars? Come, let's dip in.
These were revolutionary female role models with passions and smarts who would prove that it did not have to be a man's world.
One of the most advanced civilizations on Earth at its time, the Harappans tragically never made it out of Antiquity.
There's not nearly as much as you think.
Einstein is also often misinterpreted and even misquoted. So what did the brilliant man think of the Universe?
Everything you learned in the history books is wrong. Christopher Columbus did not "discover" the Americas.
Eating sins for a living is a rough job.
Chocolate is… who am I kidding — we all know what chocolate is. It’s sweet, delicious pleasure. But chocolate, this seemingly simple product has a rich and complex history which stems for almost 4,000 years. Before it took the beloved form we know today, chocolate had medicinal and ritualistic uses. The Early Mesoamerican days The Aztecs […]
Is the United States really that GREAT?
It's never the same everywhere.
An artist and naturalist, a woman who braved a wild continent and tropical diseases for her passion and left behind remarkable works.
Science has progressed amazingly in recent years, but a handful of spectacular inventions have remained lost to knowledge.
It's very easy to get tricked into believing something that's just not true - here we'll be taking a look at this type of thing.
"Don't mount your horse in the hall" and "Do not attack your enemy while he is squatting to defecate." Good tips right here.
A big archaeological mystery which will likely never be solved.
Reality is more amazing than the myths.
We all feel like drilling a hole inside our skulls sometimes, but the Inca literally meant it.
How Polish scholars started an underground movement in the late 1800s for their education.
Having their troops and secret agents infiltrated through half of Europe all the way to Germany, the Soviet Union as a matter of convenience decided to keep control of all of these regions it had "liberated" during the war. The spoils of war go the victor, and the Soviet Union took this very, very seriously.
Archimedes was the greatest mathematician of his age.
“For I have kept from them, and am still keeping from them, that one thing which is above the power of man to make; I have kept from them the germs that float in the air, I have kept them from life.” - Louis Pasteur
