Tag: History

A New Single-Drop DNA Test Detects Disease in 90 Minutes

Testing DNA for diseases is about to hit rapid speed thanks to a new single-drop test that has the power to detect harmful viruses like HIV or malaria within 90 minutes according to a new study. Researchers at the Australian Institute for Bioengineeing and Nanotechnology at University of Queensland hope the new testing method will be of valuable uses to farmers and health workers for...

This Guy is the King of Puns and He’s Driving His Coworkers Nuts

The old saying that puns are the easiest form of humor loses some sting when you can rattle them off at machine gun-like efficiency. Will Sardon spits out pun after pun at his office coworkers who seem less impressed and more annoyed at his jokes. "Hey Andrew, some thief stole my soap yesterday. Dirty bastard." "Hey Steve, I met a girl in Korea. We're...
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This Woman Discovered Her Grandfather was One of the Nazis From Schindler’s List

Every family has a few skeletons in the closet, but Jennifer Teege discovered a whopper of a skeleton when she learned that her grandfather...

This Ball of Butter is 2,000 Years Old – and it’s Still Edible

Forget about those "I can't believe it's not butter" commercials. How about "I can't believe it's 2,000-year-old butter"? A farmer in Ireland uncovered a...

The Most Powerful Pictures of People Demanding Change

At great times of conflict and unrest throughout history, it is the power of the human spirit that shines through to make change. The below...

Construction Workers Discover 1,700-Year-Old Roman Mosaic

A few months ago in Lod, Israel, construction workers were building a visitor centre when they stumbled across something that captured their attention. A 1,700-year-old...

Ancient ‘Computer’ Proves Greeks Had Everything Figured Out Way Before Us

In the year 1900, a group of sponge divers were exploring the ocean floor off the coast of Antikythera, a Greek island in the...

The Eighth Wonder of the World May Have Been Rediscovered

Throughout the 19th century, New Zealand boasted one of the most famous tourist attractions in the world, a site widely recognized as the “eighth wonder...

10 Black People Who Are Making History in 2018

All of the people listed below, and so many more that could not be fit on this list, deserve more than a month's recognition...

15 Conspiracies That Turned Out to Be True

In the “post-truth” era we live in, it seems people are likely to believe anything. Sometimes, these falsehoods have very real impacts on reality...

Archaeologists Have Discovered a Huge Hidden Prehistoric Site

Somebody call Indiana Jones, because the biggest archaeological find of the 21st century has just been discovered. Archaeologists have just discovered a massive stone...

Mysterious 150,000 Year-Old Pipes Might Rewrite Chinese History

In China’s Qinghai Province near Mount Baigong is a mysterious pyramid with three caves that lead to a saltwater lake. Under the lake bed...