The Country with the Most Pyramids Isn’t Egypt

Jes G. | Sunday, Jan 17, 2016

When you think about pyramids, chances are you picture the epic ones of Egypt. But it’s Sudan that has 250 of pyramids, between 100 to 130 more than its Egyptian neighbors. Yet, despite t...

Sasha Siemel: The Latvian Dude Who Killed Jaguars with a Spear for a Living

Mark H. | Friday, Jan 15, 2016

In 1994, the documentarian Mika Kaurismäki released a delightful little sleeper film entitled Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made. The movie was about filmmaker Samuel Fuller’s attempt in...

No One Knows How the 'World's Most Durable Battery' Is Still Working

Jes G. | Monday, Jan 11, 2016

Sitting on display at Oxford University’s Clarendon Library is an electronic marvel that has puzzled scientists for over 175 years. The Oxford Electric Bell isn’t a typical ringing bell....

The Kamera: The Soviet Union's Secret Poison Laboratory

Jes G. | Wednesday, Jan 6, 2016

A top secret poison laboratory in the Soviet Union used exclusively to develop new ways of eliminating enemies and subversives? No, it’s not the plot to an axed Cold War-era James Bond sc...

Yes, There Is a Marriage Practice Where Women Have Multiple Husbands

Stephanie W. | Wednesday, Dec 16, 2015

On TLC’s polygamous family reality show, Sister Wives, the three wives laugh off the idea of brother husbands. One man with a multiple wives is reality; one woman with multiple husbands i...

The Animal So Bizarre, It Simply Had to Be a Mythical Creature

Josh H. | Friday, Dec 11, 2015

Cryptids such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and Mothman, are all urban legends, likely passed down by word of mouth or questionable “evidence” posted in obscure online forums. However...

The One Country That Gained Independence against Its Will

Mark H. | Monday, Dec 7, 2015

At any given time, there are dozens to hundreds of popularly supported independence movements, many with legitimate grievances, agitating for peoples’ or regions’ freedoms around the worl...

The Horrible Reason Squanto Already Knew English When He Met the Pilgrims

Jes G. | Tuesday, Nov 24, 2015

Practically every American elementary school kid can rattle off the story of the first Thanksgiving: that the Pilgrims, fleeing from persecution in England, sailed to the New World aboard...

The Lesbian Kiss that Started an Art Riot

Erin B. | Monday, Nov 23, 2015

A kiss is just a kiss—unless it’s the start of a riot, too. That’s just what happened when Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, the provocative artist known by her last name, appeared in a pantomim...

The World War II Campaign to Get Americans to Eat Organ Meat

Josh H. | Friday, Oct 30, 2015

When the U.S. was in all out war mode during World War II, the country faced many problems at home. Who would make the bombs? Women. How would we pay for everything? Bonds. What are we to...

How Japanese Censorship Backfired and Created Tentacle Porn

Josh H. | Monday, Oct 26, 2015

Though it’s understandable that different cultures have different taboos and fetishes that manifest themselves in adult entertainment, Japanese porn can be quite the culture shock. After...

Corpse Catapults: The Horrifying Story of the Siege of Caffa

Josh H. | Wednesday, Oct 21, 2015

The Mongols were a rowdy a bunch to say the least. Genghis Khan, the O.G. Mongol leader, reportedly killed over 40 million people while he was in power. In the process, he united the warr...