3 Conflicts Sparked by Food
Food fights: They're not just for the middle school cafeteria!
Food fights: They're not just for the middle school cafeteria!
Birthday cakes have been a tradition since the Ancient Romans were around, and celebrating someone’s birth with a delicious pastry seems pretty logical. But have you ever wondered who the first pyromaniac was to light a cake on fire?
In 1942, the Rose Bowl game between Oregon State and Duke was transferred from California to North Carolina in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Here’s a brief look back at one of the greatest upsets in Rose Bowl history.
Due to unusual record-keeping practices or because of months that were eliminated over the centuries, there are a few days you’ll never see on your joke-a-day calendar.
Before Ernest Hemingway was a literary giant, he was a cub reporter. When Hem graduated high school at 18, he moved to Kansas City and started a six-month stint with the Kansas City Star—a job that molded his trademark punchy, staccato style.
It’s hard to imagine getting cats to do anything they don’t want to do. And yet professional cat acting still exists, against all odds.
When “A Visit From St. Nicholas,” better known to many as “'Twas the Night Before Christmas,” was first published in New York’s Troy Sentinel on December 23, 1893, there was no author attached to it. Even though it became an instant classic, it wasn't unt
Here's how that persistent rumor was started.
Matt Soniak answers today's Big Question.
The body of St. Nicholas—the man Santa Claus is based on—resides in Bari, Italy. The church claims that the bones of the saint are secreting a sweet-smelling water called manna.
Christmastime in Nazi Germany.
From herb and fat concoctions to various forms of animal poop potions, here are some historical hair loss remedies you probably don't want to slather on your head.
While Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were concluding humanity's first Moonwalk, the Soviets made a surprise appearance.
Eerie pasts and uncertain futures.
If this year’s Black Friday is like any other, too many people will crowd into stores and trample over each other to get a deal on some Christmas presents. These types of incidents, where a rush for goods can turn into tragedy, aren’t anything new. One of
Navid Khonsari is making a video game about the Iranian revolution, and he could use your help.
Slang has to start somewhere. According to this late '80s video report, the kids were picking it up from California.
The golden age of dial-up is over, but these Internet fossils will make you feel like it’s 1996 all over again.
Let's take a look back at some old photos extremely irritated kids.