Richard Nixon and 12 Other Celebrity Quakers
Though you probably remember learning all about Quakers and their doctrine of the "Inner Light" in middle school, your teacher probably didn't tell you that James Dean was one.
Though you probably remember learning all about Quakers and their doctrine of the "Inner Light" in middle school, your teacher probably didn't tell you that James Dean was one.
Martians are just like us, Dr. Hugh Mansfield Robinson said—and they're waiting for our messages.
Here’s a reminder that truth and fiction don’t always coincide.
Our bodies contain up to 100,000 miles of blood vessels.
These famous faces once braved rain, sleet, snow, and disgruntled customers as employees of the United States Postal Service.
Parks didn't set out to become "the first lady of civil rights," but a powerful act of defiance turned her into an icon for the ages.
These British reformers wanted to ditch "i before e" for something a little simpler. Who could blame them?
There are plenty of modern cosmetic practices that run the gamut from physically painful to medically risky. But most don’t hold a candle to the hazardous cosmetic techniques of yore.
Betamax had a terrific picture and time-shifting abilities, but it also had a fatal flaw—one that alienated millions of NFL fans.
In honor of the 100-year anniversary of women’s suffrage in the UK, the women who made the museum possible will finally be put front and center.
For history buffs and word nerds, "you jerk" just doesn't have the same ring as "you unlicked cub" and these other 18th-century insults.
The mysterious text has stumped codebreakers for decades.
The Benders lured travelers in with food and lodging, but their guests were never seen again.
What experts have long suspected has been confirmed.
The collection includes a century of films spanning genre and style.
These astounding automata are the forerunners of today's robots.
These astounding automata are the forerunners of today's robots.
And you can buy some of it.
The poor guy recently lost a mountain—not that he ever visited it, though.
It takes a long time to rack up so many golden gramophones.
The University of Texas at Austin has a huge collection of film posters from the 20th century, and they’re being digitized.
The Confederate Army general's death stumped his doctors—but now we might have a clue about what happened.
With flowing prose and a courageous pen, Virginia Woolf wasn't afraid to dissect any topic, whether it was the idiocy of warfare or the joys of sex.