Andrey Markov was trying to understand poems with math when he created a whole new field of probability studies
The vibrant Casa Vicens was an early hallmark of Gaudí’s unique style
Romania’s Poenari Castle was shut down to visitors after authorities had “close encounters” with the creatures
Save the Children compares 172 countries based on factors like child mortality rates and adolescent birth rates
The government is ridding the Criminal Code of obsolete laws—like ones that prohibit dueling and witchcraft
Carbon dating shows that the site dates back to 3300 B.C.
Years before "Steamboat Willie," this animated dog hammed it up onscreen
The Florist contains 60 drawings, and recommends watercolor pigments like “gall-stone brown”
Officials in Qingdao say they are trying to limit the amount of disturbance caused by an ever-growing pooch population
The massive "We Wear Culture Project" includes 30,000 online artifacts from over 180 institutions
It’s a step toward cultural inclusion for Europe’s largest minority group
It’s a stark reminder of the journalists who've died doing their jobs
Hattie McDaniel saw herself as a groundbreaker for black Americans
According to a new report ranking the most popular international museums
IIIF frees images from the confines of individual websites
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss features a life-sized Wump of Gump, a recreation of Sala-ma-Sond, and replicas of the author’s childhood haunts
Police are looking for the person or persons who swiped the sacred relic from the Don Bosco Basilica
The author and linguist gave up the book after realizing how enormous the task of keeping up with slang would be
Celia Fiennes traveled and wrote about her adventures—including a bit of life advice
The professor noticed that a rare manuscript had been stamped with the seal of the Royal Library of Turin, leading him to believe that it had been stolen
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