Brits Have Invaded Nine Out of Ten Countries
At various times, a new study found, the British have invaded almost 90 per cent of the countries around the globe
Napoleon’s Army May Have Suffered From the Greatest Wardrobe Malfunction in History
Historians still puzzle over Napoleon’s catastrophic Russian defeat, but materials scientists think the army’s buttons may be to blame
Even Darwin Could Be a Debbie Downer
A few bouts of angst written by Darwin reveal that no one is immune to the blues
Men Chasing Cat Stumble Upon 2,000-Year-Old Roman Treasures
A 2,000-year old burial chamber was discovered with the help of a cat
1950s Game Show Guest Had a Secret: He Saw Lincoln’s Assassination
A 5-year old Samuel J. Seymour saw Lincoln’s assassination, lived to talk about it on a 1956 game show
Never-Before-Seen Photos Taken 50 Years Ago During Preparations for Cuba Invasion
During the dark days of October 1962, Marines trained on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques to train for an amphibious assault on Cuba
Digital Laser Scans of Stonehenge Reveal Ancient Graffiti
The first complete 3D laser scan of Stonehenge’s prehistoric stone circle revealed ancient graffiti and alignment with the winter and summer solstice
Archaeologists Uncover Massive Stone Age Complex in Scotland
A 5,000-year old temple complex may have been the centre of Stone Age British culture
Are These Two Toes the World’s First Prostheses?
This is probably the world’s first prosthetic—a wooden toe that dates back to before 600 BC
Carved From Meteorite, This Thousand-Year-Old Statue Was Taken From Tibet by the Nazi SS
Crafted from a meteorite fragment, Nazis may have taken this early Tibetan relic because it displayed a swastika
Looters Are Selling Artifacts to Fund War in Syria
War zones are dangerous places, for both people and cultural heritage
6,500-Year Old Beeswax May Be Oldest Known Dental Filling
From the archives of an Italian museum, researchers may have found the oldest dental filling
America’s Issues with Voter Turnout Stretch Back More Than 200 Years
Since before the Revolutionary War, America has struggled with low voter turnout
Internet Library Archived Every Last Bit of News That 20 Channels Produced Over Three Years
The Internet Archive has collected ALL of the TV news from the past three years
Remembering When JFK Sent Us to the Moon
President Kennedy bolstered American support for his mission to the Moon with a speech at Rice University in 1962
100 Years Ago, Henry Ford Would Have Been The Only Driver on Texas’ New 85 MPH Highway
Texas’ new highway will have a speed limit of 85 mph
Crazy Lies Haters Threw at Rachel Carson
Silent Spring turns 50 this month, but Rachel Carson’s ecological game-changer was not always the beloved green bible it is today
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