For an animal that died off 10,000 years ago, the woolly mammoth sure is an iconic one. These furry elephantine beasts symbolize both the last ice age and early human survival. That’s probably why so many people, both scientists and regular Joes, are fascinated by the cause of mammoths’ extinction. Multiple theories about why mammoths …
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We tend to think that the current day is the pinnacle of civilization. We have all the latest toys and technologies, and our culture is at its peak. Yet, many things we think are representative of modern life are, in reality, not modern at all. Some inventions and customs are decades or even centuries older …
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Everybody loves a good prank — as long as they’re the prankster and not the pranked. That said, we can all find the humor in a good-natured prank between buddies. However, die-hard pranksters sometimes decide it’s not enough to prank friends and family. No, they’re determined to turn the entire public into the butt of a …
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Cheese is delicious. You can’t beat a nice chunk of brie or gorgonzola on a cracker, and melty mozzarella makes pizza worth eating. Humanity’s love affair with cheese has ancient origins. But it’s unclear how long exactly we’ve been making cheese. That said, a recent discovery has shed some light on our cheesy history. Archeologists …
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Are these American sayings typical in your vocabulary? Fun ones to use would be “go bananas” or “pie in the sky.” Thick As Thieves Thieves are known for sharing secrets and in older times, thick also meant “close.” Go Bananas To go bananas means to show big emotions like super happy or over-the-top excitement and …
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Life on Earth has been around for a long, long time. Over all those years, many creatures have changed so much that they barely resemble their ancient ancestors and relatives. But not all. Some life forms — often dubbed “living fossils” — look pretty much exactly like they did dozens and even hundreds of millions …
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What do you know about Virginia? Did you know that it’s more than 60% covered in forest? The city Hampton became home to the country’s first free public school, the Syms-Eaton Free School, in 1634. Several schools have followed since then in the same location or with the same name. The state has 15.4 million …
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Have you read The History of Dessert on a Stick And Where They Came From? Because this is part two. It takes 43 pounds of ice to manufacture and deliver one gallon of ice cream. But Harry Burt created the delivery truck. Ford was producing reliable trucks at the time and Burt wanted to rework …
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Do you know the history of dessert on a stick? There are two main guys and it’s a whole story. In the winter of 1905 in San Fran, Frank Epperson was drinking a powdered fruit drink when he accidently left it on the porch. This accident will forever change Epperson’s life. He eventually creates the …
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Yarr, avast, and so forth! It’s National Talk Like a Pirate Day, so grab your parrot, tricorne hat, and comically oversized earrings, and make some landlubbers walk the plank. Well, that’s how we picture pirates in the popular imagination, anyway. But the weird thing about pirates is that a lot, if not most of what …
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