The countries we come from, their names, are one of the most important ways we identify ourselves. But imagine if the current names of countries were | Continue reading
Chess is a game of strategy and the best strategy is the one that makes you win. Chess champions win big financial prizes at the end of tournaments, but | Continue reading
When the Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799 in Egypt during the French occupation of the country, few realized how significant this discovery might be. | Continue reading
Dr. William Whitney Christmas was born on September 1st, 1865, in Warrenton, North Carolina to James Yancey Christmas and Rhoda Gaines. Christmas attended | Continue reading
“Everyone is entitled to a fair and just trial” is a maxim that has applied to the law for centuries. Yet some historical cases show that this principle | Continue reading
Chromium steel : According to IFL SCIENCE, an invention that dominated the late-20th Century was in fact made 1000 years ago | Continue reading
Homeless shelters are nowadays widespread social features, and many non-governmental organizations and government programs worldwide try to make life | Continue reading
We don't know how they do it, but in Paris, everything seems to look like a lavish architectural marvel and bursts with beauty and charm, and when we say | Continue reading
The Austrian mathematician Kurt Gödel was possessed of a mind both brilliant and bonkers. Considered one of the most revolutionary mathematicians of the | Continue reading
Last year, Forbes released a list of the highest-paid athletes for the past 12 months and according to the list, Real Madrid star and soccer icon | Continue reading
The Apollo 11 moon mission almost didn't make it back. Pretty much everyone in the world who was alive and old enough on July 20, 1969 will always | Continue reading
This log is many centuries years old. But it’s a log with a difference. The Lloyds Bank Coprolite has had an interesting journey through time, even if its | Continue reading
Pierre Jaquet-Droz, one of the greatest automata designers to ever live, was an 18th-century Swiss watchmaker and mechanic, known for his elaborate | Continue reading
Ever wanted your own Saturn 1 rocket? For anyone with the means to transport it, it can be yours. Live or work in one place for a long enough time, and | Continue reading
Incredible as it may sound the modern American puts in longer hours than medieval peasants. While many people feel increasing pressure to work long hours | Continue reading
About 9,000 years ago in what is now Turkey, Neolithic people lived in such an overcrowded city that they had to climb into the homes through the roofs. | Continue reading
Ever since his death in 1980 at the age of 50, Steve McQueen's reputation as the King of Cool has grown and grown. Black-and-white photos of McQueen's | Continue reading
Civil War Photo Sleuth (CWPS) is a perfect mixture between passion for our history and advanced technology. Using new facial recognition software | Continue reading
What happens when you get three men in the same room who all claim to be the same person? That was the question that psychologist Milton Rokeach had asked | Continue reading
Don’t get surprised if you hear someone whistling Dixie in southern Brazil. Although the chances for such an encounter today are quite slim, Dixie was | Continue reading