Why Did Old Phone Numbers Start With Letters?
You may have noticed these weird phone numbers while watching reruns of your favorite ’50s-era TV show—and though they look like gibberish to modern phone-users, they were perfectly normal at the time.
2023-08-10 21:29
13 Cool Facts About Ötzi the Iceman
Nicknamed Ötzi the Iceman, the mummified man was around 40–50 years old when he died in the Copper Age. Here are 13 surprising facts about him.
2023-08-09 23:59
Lionesses from 1971 hopeful for World Cup success
"If the England team of now played us they'd thrash us," says a former Lioness.
2023-08-09 20:26
Alabama brawl turns spotlight on Montgomery's racial history
Viral video of a chaotic brawl along Montgomery, Alabama's riverfront has renewed national conversations about racial tensions in America.
2023-08-09 05:58
8 Paintings That Were Hiding Something
Just underneath the surface of many paintings, both famous and obscure, is another hidden painting that could have been.
2023-08-08 03:50
'Barbie' makes history with $1 billion at the box office
"Barbie" has answered the billion-dollar question with a resounding "yes." Barely three weeks into its run, writer-director Greta Gerwig's blockbuster has raked in an astounding $1.03 billion at the global box office, Warner Bros. reports. This makes Gerwig the first female director with a billion-dollar movie.
2023-08-06 23:50
Blackpink: Jisoo’s new relationship rocks K-pop world
Jisoo and Ahn Bo-hyun's announcement has rocked the notoriously controlling K-pop industry.
2023-08-03 19:58
Peruvian fossil challenges blue whales for size
An ancient, long-extinct whale could have tipped the scales at close to 200 tonnes, scientists say.
2023-08-03 08:51
Harris and DeSantis ramp up their quickly growing feud
Vice President Kamala Harris dismissed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' challenge to debate his state's new Black history curriculum as "politically motivated," marking the latest escalation in a quickly growing feud between the former prosecutor and GOP presidential hopeful.
2023-08-02 04:49
Henrietta Lacks: Family of black woman whose cells were taken settle case
An unknown settlement is reached after Henrietta Lacks' cells were used for medical advances.
2023-08-02 00:16
Tim Scott pushes back on DeSantis over Florida curriculum: 'No silver lining' in slavery
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina pushed back Thursday against Republican rival Ron DeSantis over his state's new Black history curriculum, which says middle school students should be taught that enslaved people learned some skills they later used to their benefit.
2023-07-28 21:46
A Brief History of SPAM
From Monty Python to Minnesota's SPAM Museum, this little packaged luncheon meat has a big cultural footprint.
2023-07-28 03:16