It's the straw that bends, not the person
The scientists who pioneered it were regarded as pariahs, even within their own universities
Portland cement is a key ingredient in one of the world’s most common materials
Trained on the 'history of human art,' this system can transform your scribbles
From the Arctic to the Moon, a new exhibit shows how the outfits of exploration have impacted the outfits of the runway
The first round-the-world flight was an achievement but also a surprise
Experts hope the film will spark a renewed interest in the Maori language
From a gigantic airport, to an urbanized Ellis Island, the show reveals the many fascinating ideas for New York City that never made it off the page
Unlike foods that came before it, ice cream in a cone could be eaten on the go–without a spoon
'Where's Waldo' was first published on this day in 1987
The trove of cool artifacts comes from the world's largest private collection of spycraft
An ancient text called the Bakhshali manuscript has bumped zero’s origin story back by 500 years
Eating chocolate is a relatively new innovation
What started out as an advertising ploy turned into a low-key cultural phenomenon
The idea of a ninth planet in the Solar System would resolve a mathematical conundrum about Mercury–only problem is, it wasn't there
The icy Fischli/Weiss art installation on top of the Art Institute survived the swelter of the Windy City and will go on display next in San Francisco
Émile Baudot, born a year after the first long-distance telegraph message was sent, helped advance the technology
After 25 years and millions of dollars, the coast-to-coast hiking, biking and paddling trail has an official route
She was the first female telephone operator. Before her, telephone operators were teenaged boys. That didn't go so well
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