History

If you grew up in the United States, there’s almost no chance you don’t know who the Peanuts gang are. Even if you’re too young to realize that they were born as comics, and even though there isn’t an updated version on Nickelodeon, the holiday specials have pretty much ensured that Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the...

It’s kind of sad when the things people dream up don’t come to be until after they’re gone, but I like to think that somehow they always knew it was a solid idea and it would eventually come to fruition. That’s been the case with several of Nikola Tesla’s inventions, of course, and now an...

There have been hundreds of thousands of advancements in the past several decades that have changed and improved the way we live our lives every single day, and GPS definitely fits into that category. Whether it’s helping us get where we’re going anywhere in the world or helping police find missing persons, to a hundred...

I love the beautiful architecture of ancient churches and bridges. But I know nothing about how they were made. That’s why a gorgeous 3D animation created by Tomáš Musílek is so intriguing. It elegantly depicts the construction of Prague’s most famous bridge, the Charles Bridge, also known as Karlův Most in the Czech Republic. But...

After U.S. presidents leave office, who pays the bills? Oftentimes they write memoirs, collect speaking fees, or head foundations for charitable work. 27th President William Taft became a Supreme Court Justice! George W. Bush likes to paint. Happy Presidents' Day. Did you know George Bush loved to paint world leaders AND pet portraits? pic.twitter.com/UiRsfWfUA7 —...

There are big questions about life and the way it works, and then there are some that are smaller, but if you ask me, they’re all good questions. We’ve got to keep learning – at least one thing every day, that’s what my great-grandfather used to say. If you’re curious why the traditional proposal includes...

In this day and age, we’ve not only realized, but accepted, that plenty goes on in Hollywood that’s less than savory – and that the majority of the wrongs are done to young women. In the 50s, though, studio heads were like gods and control they had over the women they had under contract was...

There’s nothing quite as disconcerting as losing your wallet. It contains money, your ID, a bunch of cards that will have to be canceled and then updated on various sites, and on and on – it’s more than a little annoying, basically. That annoyance and stress doubles when you lose your things on vacation, away...