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The Illegal Birth Control Handbook That Spread Across College Campuses in 1968

A group of Canadian teenagers wrote the first popular text on contraception.

Tao Tao Holmes March 31, 2016

Where Should Robots Go When They Retire?

Behind the push to create a robot museum in Pittsburgh.

Sarah Laskow March 31, 2016

The Demonic Origins of Ventriloquism

It may not surprise you to know that the popular entertainment has some very dark roots.

Andy Wright March 28, 2016

How Did One of Ireland's Most Historic Flags End Up in New York?

The winding story of the tricolor flag that flew over Dublin's 1916 Easter Rising.

Sarah Laskow March 25, 2016

Wragge brisbane home 1902

Tropical Storms Were Once Named After Wives, Girlfriends, and Disliked Politicians

Want a storm named after you? Well, it's complicated.

Tao Tao Holmes March 23, 2016

Entrance to the Cork Butter Museum

The Butter Museum

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

When Going Out Without a Hat Was Grounds for Scandal

Back in the day, women with bare heads may as well have been naked.

Tao Tao Holmes March 21, 2016

Once protected as a native species, the emu became the enemy of Western Australia's farmers by destroying the region's wheat fields.

In 1932, Australia Started an 'Emu War'—And Lost

The Great Emu War in Western Australia was a bizarre and futile effort.

Urvija Banerji August 2, 2022

First Arthur County Courthouse

Arthur, Nebraska

First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail

This Nebraska museum was once the smallest courthouse in America.

Heiliger Stein (Holy Stone)

A Neolithic burial site erected around 3000 BC.

Sverre of Norway Stone.

Munkedal, Sweden

Sverre of Norway Stone

Many historians today consider Sverre as Norway's greatest king of all time.

Philadelphia's Trinity Houses are the Original Tiny Houses

Move over, cabin porn. These are the oldest, and cutest.

Dan Nosowitz March 10, 2016

A portrait of a Ming Dynasty emperor, believed to be a depiction of Hongzhi.

This Chinese Emperor Swore Off Consorts—Possibly Because One Murdered His Mom

Sometimes being monogamous is the best thing for an empire.

Tao Tao Holmes November 21, 2022

Women exercising in bloomers, circa 1914.

The 'Itchless' Innovation that Made Minneapolis the Capital of Underwear

Undergarments used to be made of wool.

George Pendle March 7, 2016

Was The Mood Ring A Gateway Drug To An Era Of Self-Obsession?

Tao Tao Holmes February 19, 2016

A Woolworth's (left) among other shops in Scranton, Pennsylvania, at the turn of the 20th century.

In The 1920s, the KKK Hated Minorities, Foreigners, And JC Penney

Cara Giaimo February 19, 2016

FOUND: A 155-Year-Old Mousetrap Still Doing Its Job

Sarah Laskow February 3, 2016

The Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial in D.C.

Why MLK Day Is a Big Deal in Hiroshima

Martin Luther King Jr. was also outspoken against nuclear weapons.

Cara Giaimo January 18, 2016