5 How-To Manuals from the Middle Ages
From dying to being a king, these manuals had people in the Middle Ages covered.
From dying to being a king, these manuals had people in the Middle Ages covered.
Since the late nineteenth century, analgesic drugs have been available to the masses to alleviate general pain, including that caused by headaches. While that might not always do the trick, it sounds a lot better than these alternative treatments from his
After realizing that there are a lot of taphophiles (cemetery and/or tombstone enthusiasts) out there, I’m finally putting my archive of interesting tombstones to good use.
Careful study of surviving documents and specimens, as well as a little science, have revealed a bit about the dodo.
This year marks the 90th anniversary of one of the world’s most popular cosmetics: The swivel-tube lipstick.
For these people, finding the right words when staring down an enemy or sacrificing one’s life for friendship came easy
Who put the Flack in Flackville? That would be brick manufacturer Mr. Joseph F. Flack.
From the first recording of a kiss to the greatest cat video on the internet, Thomas Edison captured the history of America.
Why haven’t you heard of Thin Man? Well, it never saw the light of day.
Not eating the last piece of pie would have hugely insulted your friends in 1905
“Yours has been a friendship which has reached deeper into my life than you know,” Hoover once wrote of Truman, a sentiment often reciprocated by the latter president.
Many of the basic fashions we take for granted today were popularized by people who were just a little bit bonkers.
Since 1872, Popular Science has been on the cutting edge. From the fanciful to the dead-on, here are some of their most enjoyable covers.
We previously looked at beautiful libraries from across the globe, but if you’re looking to expand your travels to educational locales with beautiful architecture, you may also consider traveling to these lovely museums, starting with those in Europe.
Louis Allen Vaught tried to sum up the soul and strengths of a person simply by looking at physical characteristics.
Here’s a look at some of the most dominant statistical seasons in various sports at the pro and college levels.
Happy National Dog Day!
Hau`oli la Hanau, Hawaii! Yes, you read that right. It was only 54 years ago today that Hawaii became part of the U.S. Let's celebrate with 22 facts about the Aloha State.