120,000 Ribbons Were Hung Above the Berlin Wall to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Its Fall
The first bricks of the Berlin Wall came down on November 9, 1989. East German officials had just announced that all German Democratic Republic citizens could visit West Germany and West Berlin, and that was only the beginning. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4VR2-TIX97/?igshid=1er6mnar24wt0 The process of German reunification would take another year, but November 9 is the day the...
10 Fun Facts for Savvy Folk
Okay, here’s the deal: you’re about to delve into a new set of wonderful, informative facts that are going to impress you. After you’re doing reading them, you’re going to sit back, exhale deeply, and say to yourself (or whoever you’re with)…”WOAH! I HAD NO IDEA.” You can start the process right now! 1. The...
William the Conquerer Literally Exploded at His Own Funeral
File Under: Yes, History Can Be Both Fun And Interesting Some might argue that, given the brutal, bloody way William the Conquerer ruled England, his brutal, stinking, bloody end was more than fitting. William who-would-be-the-Conquerer was born around 1028 to the Duke of Normandy and a peasant girl. Officially a bastard, William still inherited his...
Prehistoric Mammoth Traps Discovered Outside of Mexico City
The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has revealed at a press conference that ancient traps containing the remains of 14 woolly mammoths were uncovered in Mexico. At least 15,000 years old, the traps were discovered in Tultepec, a city approximately 25 miles north of Mexico City. Named “Tultepec II,” the site has been...
Centuries of French Wine Harvests Reveal the Truth of Climate Change
Climate scientists often warn that citing events from a single location as evidence of changes (or not) across the entire globe isn’t helpful (or accurate). That said, when data from single locations begin to add small tales to a much larger story, it might be (past) time to take note. In this case, it’s six...