HEALTH

Here’s how to be prepared for what to do before, during, and after an earthquake.

The Black Death—the world's second bubonic plague pandemic—decimated the populations of Asia, the Middle East, and Europe in the 14th century. But there was a silver lining.

The snot-blocking glass has been keeping buffets (relatively) safe since the 1950s, and it's thanks to one germophobe.

‘The Care & Keeping of You’ paved the way for countless puberty books to come.

Almost as soon as it was introduced—and for generations after—the Presidential Fitness Test was absolutely traumatizing to students who had to endure it. Here’s how the program started—and ended.

Uncovered on the grounds of the now-demolished Bahr Treatment Center in Indianapolis, this time capsule contained film reels that are still shrouded in a layer of mystery.

As the thinking goes, sharks don’t get cancer, so the pills will keep you from getting it, too. But there’s a problem with that theory.

The popular piece of workout gear has a pretty insulting name, and it's all thanks to a poet and scholar.

Punta Gorda locals have been swearing by the mystical properties of a radioactive water fountain for a century.

Cats provide comfort and affection. Everyone once in a great while, they also share Bubonic plague.

Pepsi-Cola was named for two ingredients that it doesn't (and possibly never did) contain.

Discover the history of the flu and its devastating impact on the world, from the deadliest influenza pandemic to today’s vaccines.