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When Did the Girl Scouts Start Selling Cookies?
What are your favorite varieties, and what do they say about you? And did you sell the cookies as a kid?
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“Going the way of the dinosaur” is a popular phrase, but one drawn from bizarre 20th century ideas that dinosaurs were due for an extinction
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The replication of a historic whisky might reflect merely our fascination with artificial artifacts—-but the whisky yielded a surprise
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Dinosaurian Snorkels, Air Tanks and Tubas
Parasaurolophus is one of the most perplexing dinosaurs - what did it use its huge crest for?
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Charles H. Sternberg’s Lost Dinosaurs
On December 6, 1916, a German military vessel sunk a highly-valued shipment of Canadian dinosaurs
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Julia Child’s Kitchen Closes This Weekend
January 8 will be your last chance to see Julia Child’s kitchen for a while, so hurry by the American History Museum
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Dinosaur tracks aren’t just scientific curiosities—they have also inspired many legends in China
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Why is an image of the Garden of Eden considered art, while an exquisitely detailed depiction of Jurassic life is derided as juvenile junk?
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The irreverent take on the giants of literature, science and politics could only have come from the brain of cartoonist Kate Beaton
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Climbing Mount Everest in the Internet Age
Are people playing games while climbing the world’s tallest mountain? That’s hard to say, but they’re definitely texting
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What did Iguanodon use its big thumb spikes for—stabbing attackers, breaking into seeds, or possibly stripping foliage from branches?
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Seven Islands to Visit in 2012
Pitcairn Island is populated by 50 people, has a handful of hostels, a general store and a café and, frankly, could really use a few visitors
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Huxley’s Apocryphal Dinosaur Dinner
Fossil lore says 19th century naturalist T.H. Huxley realized that birds were dinosaurs when he carved into a Christmas turkey, but what really happened?
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Pour flaming brandy over the hot pudding - the blue flames dance and sparkle around the traditional sprig of holly stuck into the top of the pudding
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Why Did Jewish Communities Take to Chinese Food?
The historical and sociological reasons why the Jewish community and Chinese restaurants pair so well on Christmas
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Brain Pickings’ Top 11 History Books of the Year
The editor behind the site that curates the best content on the web lists the most interesting history books of 2011
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Paleontologist Edward Hitchcock was one of the first dinosaur track experts, but why did he insist that birds left the footprints?
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If any dinosaur has a tortured history, it’s the giant predator Saurophaganax
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It’s not just science fiction—dinosaurs have already been in space twice
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