If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD,
You probably know wind energy projects have been around since the 90s, but did you know they now pro
Special effects have been around since the first movies. In fact, the techniques the earliest filmma
Today we go down the road a bit, thumbs out, to explore the rich history of hitchhiking. See omnystu
Few people have been more qualified to survive a plane crash alone in the Amazon for almost two week
Arson investigation has changed a lot over the years. There is actual science available now, but the
It's common knowledge that famines are usually caused by major droughts: Rain doesn't fall, crops do
We think of estrogen and testosterone as the female and male sex hormones and they may seem kind of
Straitjackets aren't really a thing anymore unless you're watching a movie or TV show. Or in prison.
The 70s were the decade of the woman in the US. America finally was coming around to the understandi
When Fort Knox was built in the 1930s to house America’s gold supply, it was billed as an impenetrab
One of America’s most important ecosystems takes up more than half the state of Florida. It’s a rive
What's the deal with knocking on wood? It's an action one takes to ensure good luck. Which doesn't e
One of the things we rely on is for the companies who make the stuff we need to not stick it to us,
In 2018, there's a man from a lost tribe still living deep in the jungles of Brazil who has been all
It doesn't get much bigger than the Pulitzer Prize if you're a journalist. Or a novelist. Or really
The strange thing about the story of the Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre is that it didn't happen.
A man with an unfulfilled vision left a huge gash in the ground near Niagara Falls. Then a chemical
Believe it or not, in 1985 the Philadelphia Police Department dropped a bomb from a helicopter onto
Today is part II of our tribute to one of the most iconic pieces of American culture.See omnystudio.
Ten percent of people – in Japan at least – get the urge to poop when they visit bookstores. But it
