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9 Strange and Surprising Woodcuts From Early Printing

Witches, demons, and wondrous creatures appear in a new book from the British Library, Graven Images: The Art of the Woodcut.

25 Things You Should Know About Tulsa

Oil put Oklahoma's second-largest city on the map, but its quirky landmarks, rich history, and pop culture pedigree make Tulsa one-of-a-kind.

Rare Wonder Woman Comics Up for Auction on eBay

Want to buy the first issue of 'Wonder Woman'? Now's the time.

New PEN Archive Offers 1500 Hours of Audio/Video of Your Favorite Authors Online

You can hear and watch interviews with writers like Norman Mailer, Toni Morrison, and Maya Angelou.

The Man Who Picked Victorian London's Unpickable Lock

For 61 years, no one could breach Joseph Bramah's legendary lock. Then Alfred C. Hobbs showed up and did it.

How Paul Wittgenstein Paved the Way for One-Armed Concert Pianists

Thanks to the Austrian musician, there’s a remarkably sizable repertoire of compositions available exclusively for one-handed pianists.

WWI Centennial: Nightmare – Passchendaele

Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 284th installment in the series.

The Annette Gero Collection, Photo by Tim Connolly, Shoot Studios

A New Museum Exhibition Showcases Quilts Made by Men During War

"War and Pieced" is billed as the first U.S. exhibition highlighting quilts made by men during times of war.

6th-Century Writing Discovered Inside Medieval Bookbinding

Researchers at Northwestern University developed a new way to see inside old books.

8 Dazzling Facts About Hedy Lamarr

Enjoying that Wi-Fi? Tip your hat to Hedy.

Tackney os, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 4.0

Telegraph From the 'Lusitania' Has Been Recovered From the Ocean Floor

The ship sank off the Irish coast 102 years ago.

10 Things You Should Know About The Treaty Of Paris (1763)

The agreement transformed the political geography of North America.

Did the Romans Ever Conduct Archaeological Expeditions In Search of Ancient Artifacts?

They were interested in learning about the past, but the idea of systematically looking around for the unknown wasn’t really on their radar.

How 9 New Orleans Neighborhoods Got Their Names

You can thank some patron saints—and the local telephone company.

Slip a few of these phrases into conversation.

10 Long-Forgotten Expressions to Drop Into Conversation

English allows you to drop what are (at face value at least) some pretty peculiar idioms and expressions into your everyday conversation.

10 Henry Ford Facts (That Have Almost Nothing to Do With Cars)

If Henry Ford were still around for his 154th birthday (July 30), he'd probably be exhausted of people talking about the Model T or his development of the assembly line.

A Brief History of Deep Blue, IBM's Chess Computer

It took years, and many matches, for an IBM computer to beat Garry Kasparov.

On This Day in 1958, NASA Was Created

Eisenhower signed the legislation largely in response to the USSR's various Sputnik satellites.

The Time Walter Cronkite Angered R.J. Reynolds

Though Walter Cronkite was famous for his even-keeled delivery of the news, incorrect grammar could get him riled up.

Remembering the Silent Parade Civil Rights March of 1917

Roughly 10,000 protesters walked down Fifth Avenue to raise awareness of a racially divided nation.

How Science—and a Broken Heart—Helped Identify Titanic Bandleader Wallace Hartley's Lost Violin

Bandleader Wallace Hartley clung to his instrument until the end. He was found, but the violin was believed lost for nearly a century.

Pawel Sawicki, Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum

Traveling Auschwitz Museum Exhibition Heads to North America

The exhibition will include more than 1150 artifacts.

James Cameron is Making a Documentary to Reassess the Accuracy of Titanic

Two decades after the film’s release, the writer-director will scrutinize the film’s authenticity in an upcoming National Geographic special.

6 Eponyms Named After the Wrong Person

Having something named after you is the ultimate kudos—but the credit doesn't always go to the right person.

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