for inquiring minds and the curiously inclined

Archaeologists around the world have teamed up with brewers to take craft beers to the next level by recreating ancient recipes....

No Christmas tree is complete without a set of twinkling lights. An estimated 150 million light sets are sold each year, and in the U.S....

If you’ve ever visited the ruins of an ancient city or monument, it’s hard to not stand in awe of our ancestors’ architectural abilities....

If you’ve ever been curious about what the streets of 16th century Europe smelled like, wonder no more. A new project aiming to catalog...

The T-Rex may be the darling of Hollywood, but there are two other dinosaurs that reign supreme when it comes to being the largest...

The year is 1370. Location: England (of course). At the time, women could only file for a divorce under very special circumstances,...

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...

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....

Some pretty bonkers sh*t went down in WWII and we’re not just talking about The Night Witches. It's no secret that during the war both...

You’ve probably heard of the Wright brothers - they conducted the first “heavier than air, powered controlled flight”, and are often...

Location: Tonga, 1965. The scene: six teenage boys - bored with school and looking for an adventure - steal a boat and shove off into the...

The NFL turns 100 this month and to celebrate we’re going to explore the origins of America’s favorite pastime... wait, that’s baseball....

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...

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...

There are some things Italy just does better... delicious food, scenic piazzas, painted chapel ceilings and wine windows to name a few....

You’ve likely heard of the woolly mammoth, but did you know that there was also a woolly rhinoceros that graced our planet? The woolly...

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...

Etched into marble, on the side of the Ministry of Justice building in Paris, lies the mètre étalon - one of the first metre sticks ever...