CULTURE

The Mercator Projection, Ptolemy’s ‘Geographia’, the Fra Mauro Map, and even Google Maps have all shaped how we experience the world around us.

They’re not actually 100 years old.

Scotland‘s Crom Dubh na Nollaig is a Christmas monster who scares children into behaving well.

The analysis used data from search and social media posts to determine where people around the world wanted to go for Christmas—and dug deeper to provide American data state by state.

The humor magazine transitioned to TV in 1995, hoping to unseat NBC's sketch comedy dynasty.

The first major sociological study of Thanksgiving appeared in the Journal of Consumer Research in 1991. Here’s what the authors learned.

Mary Janes have an early-20th-century comic strip to thank for their name.

Are all these new slang terms confusing you? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

Though cats only live once, the idea that the animals have nine lives has been around for a long time.

From ‘Ghostbusters’ to Madonna’s VMA performance, 1984 was a memorable year for pop culture.

China, Chile, and New Zealand are a few places that have historic mummies of their own.

Hundreds—even thousands—of years ago, Native American peoples built complex and mysterious earthworks. Here are 11 you can visit for a glimpse into prehistory.