for inquiring minds and the curiously inclined

When we first heard about this profession we pictured camels sporting mullets. Alas, this is not the case. But the reality is far more...

We’re all familiar with the Dalai Lama - but have you ever been curious about who he is, how he was chosen and what the role of the Dalai...

Awards season may have been cancelled this year but luckily we still had the Nobel Prize to look forward to. Before we talk about the...

We get it - conspiracy theories are entertaining, especially the weird and wacky ones. But some are just flat out bizarre, like “The...

Move over, hygge - there’s a new Nordic concept in town: friluftsliv. But before we get into the new hygge, here’s a quick rundown of the...

In 1942, a local forest ranger named Hari Kishan Madhwal was hiking through the Himalayas when he stumbled upon a frozen lake. As he got...

Hypatia was considered one of the greatest philosophers and academics in ancient Alexandria, but you’ve likely never heard of her. An OG...

The common table fork got off to a rocky start. It wasn’t always the beloved utensil that many parts of the world use today. As timeless...

Hyowon Healing Center in South Korea offers an extremely niche service that has seen more than 25,000 participants to date: Living...

The Queen of England 'technically' owns all of the country's unmarked mute swans found on open waters (such an unnecessary flex). What's...

If you’ve ever found yourself increasingly invested in a particular celebrity or reality star’s personal life - or dutifully following an...

Nestled in Switzerland’s capital city of Bern sits a statue of an ogre eating a bag full of babies. Wait, what? The nearly 500-year-old...

It sounds like something straight out of X-Men; a group of people who are able to stay underwater for up to 13 minutes at a time at...