for inquiring minds and the curiously inclined

If you read our article on Hypatia you know how much we love learning about the incredible women who've shaped history. Well, another...

The 60s was filled with mini skirts, free love, and experimental brain surgery. Wait what? Yep. First used in the 1940s to cure epilepsy,...

During the middle ages, a vicious plague swept through Europe, but this time, rats weren’t to blame. Instead, a mysterious illness was...

In the 1200s, Italian doctor Theodoric of Lucca reportedly used sponges dipped in opium and mandragora to soften the blow of surgery....

Humans are the only mammals on the planet that consume milk from other species. But why? Lucky for you, we took an udder-ly close look at...

The toilet. The loo. The commode. Whatever you call it - chances are you’ve used a few different types or styles over the years and...

Two things are certain - history repeats itself and humans love a good poem. So you can imagine our delight when we stumbled upon these...

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

Giving blood is pretty simple: Whip out your arm, give a pint, have a cookie, head home. But have you ever wondered where those little...