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The architect thought his unique measurement system was revolutionary, but no one really used it besides him.

A newly translated cookbook provides a tantalizing glimpse of Cairo's past.

The famed author didn't think much of young writers (unless they experienced great personal tragedy).

After a fire tore through the institution, visitors' images have become an informal archive of its collections.

Grabbing a drink once meant moonshine in a neighbor's living room.

Where did all those angles come from?

Check out our readers' top gems from the oft-overlooked world of off-brand eats.

When store-bought animals are released, they may go from pet to pest.

Their popularity made for some bloody turf wars.

A tale of two bars in Portland, Oregon.

He was an avid traveler, always on the hunt for the world’s quirkier corners.

Archaeologists also discovered wine bottles in the caves.

From the Namib Desert to Maine, fog is teeming with life.

Where have all the blue lakes gone?

Jo Mora poured the state's whole history—and his own life—into his incredibly detailed, whimsical maps.

We want to hear your greatest story of traveling for food and, more importantly, was it worth it?

Stonewall Park was a mid-1980s dream that never quite came to fruition.

For years, one book dictated how and what people could eat.