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The Trial of Cambodia’s Genocidal Leaders Is Nearing a Verdict
More than 30 years after the fall of the Khmer Rouge, trials of the group’s genocidal leaders are inching closer to a verdict
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The Many, Many Designs of the Sewing Machine
Rioting tailors, destitute inventors and the court system all got involved in one of the 19th century’s biggest innovations
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Why Do We Eat Cereal For Breakfast? And Other Questions About American Meals Answered
In her new book, food historian Abigail Carroll traces the evolution of American eating from colonial times to present-day
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How the Telegraph Went From Semaphore to Communication Game Changer
Samuel Morse was an artist by trade, but to the world he’s best known for connecting the dots —and dashes— that forever changed the way we communicate
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Why Do We Eat Popcorn at the Movies?
The movie theater’s most popular concession wasn’t always associated with the movies—in fact, it used to be explicitly banned
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Funding Gaps Have Only Forced Government Shutdowns Since the 1980s
Funding gaps didn’t always bring a shut down of the federal government
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This U.S.-Backed Lab Is Meant to Keep Talented Kazakh Scientists From Making Biological Weapons
The unassumingly-named Central Reference Laboratory is slotted to open in 2015 and will securely store and study highest risk diseases
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This Engraved Infographic of the Revolutionary War Is From 1871
This engraved infographic from 1871 shows the major events of the Revolutionary War, and some beautiful subtle additions
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How to Eat Like a Pirate on International Talk Like a Pirate Day
While we all have a communal sense of how pirates talked, our sense of how pirates ate lies, by comparison, in uncharted waters
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This Map Is a Crash Course in European History, 1 A.D. to Today
A three minute video shows 1000 years of European conquest
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From Cat Food to Sushi Counter: The Strange Rise of the Bluefin Tuna
The fish can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars each. But just 45 years ago, big bluefin tuna were caught for fun, killed and ground into pet food
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Top 10 Biggest Roadside Foods in America
Where is the world’s biggest pistachio?
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Slurred Lines: Great Cocktail Moments in Famous Literature
Fancy drinks like the Gimlet and the Brandy Alexander have high class histories
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Russian Authorities Are Deciding If It’s Illegal to Paint Putin in a Negligee
Russian police are flexing their newly appointed authority under the country’s anti-gay propaganda law
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North Korea Reportedly Executed Pop Singers And Dancers
So far, only one South Korean outlet has reported on this latest possible atrocity, and unfortunately it will probably remain that way
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Eating on the March: Food at the 1963 March on Washington
Organizing an event that large was a formidable task in and of itself. Tackling the issue of handling food for the masses was another issue entirely
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The Last of the Watergate Tapes Show Just How Weasely Nixon Was
Nixon’s public declarations and his private communications were a bundle of contradictions
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A History of 1945, Discoveries at Sea, Ben Franklin’s Sister and More Books Worth Your Read
Some of the best books to put on your reading list
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The CIA Finally Admitted It Orchestrated the Iranian Coup of 1953
A newly-released 1970s internal CIA report admits the agency’s involvement in the 1953 coup
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Should Women Be Paid for Their Eggs?
In some states donors aren’t allowed to be paid for their eggs - they can only be compensated for their travel
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