Tag: History

Growth Or Life?

As part of our "Question Assumptions" series, we are eager to reexamine our economy. It happens every election season. Politicians campaign on the promise to fulfill the urgency of growing GDP (growth domestic product). One side points the finger at the other, accusing them of hindering this growth and arguing that it is the end all-be-all -- environmental consequences be damned. The cost of 3 percent...

Science Nerds, Venture Into the First Ever Space-Themed Escape Room

If you have a kid, work with kids, or just enjoy binge watching episodes of NOVA, then you've no doubt heard of STEM. Short for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, there's been a real push to get more young people interested in STEM careers - especially young women. Interest in STEM among teens has dropped in recent years, but new programs are aiming to show...
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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...

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...

Over 100 Egyptian Coffins Have Been Discovered in Ancient Burial Complex

Archeologists had discovered ancient Egyptian coffins and mummies in a massive burial ground.

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...