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Italian City Bans New “Ethnic” Restaurants
Verona, the home of Romeo and Juliet, is preventing new eateries from opening that primarily serve kebabs, gyros and fried food
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440-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Fungi May Be The Oldest Land Dwellers Yet Discovered
Though not the oldest living creatures, these fungi may have paved the way for living creatures to take hold of the land
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New Zealanders Are Voting Whether to Adopt a New Flag
The country could drop the Union Jack in favor of a design with a more distinctive national symbol
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Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar Is Getting a Makeover
The bazaar has withstood at least seven fires and several major earthquakes
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“Baby Hands” on Rock Paintings Were Probably Lizard Prints
The prints could have held symbolic meaning for Stone Age humans
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The Nazis Planned to Bomb Britain With Forged Bank Notes
But Operation Bernhard never made it rain
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Happy Leap Day! Brought to You by Julius Caesar
The leap year has a long history, stretching all the way back to 46 B.C.E.
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Rosa Parks’ Papers Are Now Online
Read about everything from her meditations on the Civil Rights Movement to her recipe for “featherlite” peanut butter pancakes
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Thanks to Sneaky Scanners, Anyone Can 3D Print a Copy of Nefertiti’s Bust
Scans of the famous sculpture are free for the taking
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Historians Finally Figured Out What Was on Shackleton’s Bookshelf
The brave explorer likely found solace in his library
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What the All Writs Act of 1789 Has to Do With the iPhone
How a law signed by George Washington is being applied to Apple
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Mysterious “Music” Spooked Apollo 10 Astronauts
Archival audio reveals eerie sounds heard by astronauts on the dark side of the moon
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Last Survivor of Treblinka, Final Destination for Up to 925,000 People, Has Died
Samuel Willenberg devoted the rest of his life to honoring those murdered at the camp
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Archaeologists Uncovered a Perfect Bronze Age Wheel
Excavations at “Britain’s Pompeii” are on a roll
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New Evidence Finds That Easter Island Wasn’t Destroyed by War After All
Did islanders really experience a catastrophic “collapse” of their own making?
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A German Composer Uncovered a Collaboration Between Mozart and Salieri
Their epic rivalry might not have been all that
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The Lincoln Memorial Is Getting a Makeover
The four-year restoration will cost a pretty penny
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This Unfinished Film Highlights the Daily Lives of Black Americans in the 1960s
‘The American Negro’ shares stories of black surgeons, mothers and workers
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Congress Won’t Pay For Official Portraits Anymore
The government will stop using taxpayer dollars to immortalize lawmakers in the traditional fashion
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Glow to This Flickering Tribute to Neon
The past shines at the Museum of Neon Art in Southern California
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