While COVID-19 has us homebound, it’s a good time to reflect on the peculiar histories of housewares we take for granted

All those quick smoke breaks affect productivity over time.

Philip Francis Linz (June 4, 1939 – December 9, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. Linz played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees (1962–65), Philadelphia Phillies (1966–67), and New York Mets (1967–68). He batted and threw…

Imperial Russian Jewish biologist

North Carolina's Best Selling Peanuts and Gifts. Aunt Ruby's Peanuts have been pleasing generations of peanut lovers for more than 50 years.

Charles Elwood Yeager (/ˈjeɪɡər/ YAY-gər, February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in…

It was for a study on how enriched environments can affect stress response.

The Nero Redivivus legend was a belief popular during the last part of the 1st century that the Roman emperor Nero would return after his death in 68 AD. The legend was a common belief as late as the 5th century. The belief was either the result or cause…

The voice belongs to Salman Kahn, who wants to pulverize every last ossified notion you’ve ever had about education.

Former child actress Shirley Temple has passed away at the age of 85. But thanks to DVDs (and Turner Classic Movies), she will remain a dimpled, curly-topped 5-year-old for generations to come. We hope you enjoy these fun facts about the life and career of…

"I don't know why I am still here, but I know that I don't want to be revered for how old I am, I want to be known for who I am," says the MPTF resident. Her first pandemic was the 1918 Spanish flu. When this one is over, she "can't wait to watch my Dodgers…

How a pensioner from Gateshead paved the way for the multi-billion pound online shopping industry.

Weird rain is one of the more bizarre - and still largely unexplained - phenomena that is periodically (yet continually) reported from all corners of the globe. There have been accounts of frog rain,

Evolutionary musicology is a subfield of biomusicology that grounds the cognitive mechanisms of music appreciation and music creation in evolutionary theory. It covers vocal communication in other animals, theories of the evolution of human music, and holocultural…

Are you afraid of insects? Do bees freak you out? If yes, maybe you should see some photos of bees that sleep in flowers. Can you imagine seeing a fluffy bee covered in pollen? Sleeping inside a flower? Photographer Joe Neely will probably change the way…

torture device used for capital punishment

fairy tale

large number defined as ten to the power of one googol

novel by Stephen King

To celebrate 20 years of the triple j Hottest 100, we're throwing our collective arms up in the air in a bid for enlightenment and asking you: What is your hottest song of all time?

Since the day Elon Musk brought Tesla into the automotive world, he has been reshaping the way we look at the car-buying process. Traditionally, car dealerships have been individually-owned franchises. Automotive manufacturers supply the dealership with inventory…