Tag: History

London Now Has Interactive Billboards That Show Flights’ Departure and Arrival Destinations

It's eye-opening to think about all the distant corners of the world that touch base throughout the day at an airport as large as London's Heathrow Airport. Flights crisscross across the sky and pedestrians on the ground can only look up and wonder where they're coming or going from. British Airways is changing that with some pretty cool new billboards. The billboards installed in...

Ashton Kutcher Takes on Walmart in Thanksgiving Twitter War

It's no secret that Walmart is one of the most successful companies in the world. It's also no secret that they've got a bit of less than stellar history when it comes to employee relations. Actor Ashton Kutcher lashed out on Twitter at Walmart recently, calling out the mega chain for its pathetic treatment of employees who don't even make enough to provide their...
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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...

Monica’s Infamous Dress is in the National Portrait Gallery’s Bill Clinton Painting

It's been almost 20 years since Monica Lewinsky sealed her name into the history books as the most infamous intern the United States has...

The Most Zen Mummy Ever Was Found Meditating in Mongolia

A mummy recently discovered in Mongolia is the embodiment of Rest In Peace. The mummified body of a Buddhist monk was uncovered in the...