8 Infamous Royal ScandalsThese royal scandals drew public fascination and scrutiny, compromising the mystique of monarchies across Europe.Read more
Historic Food MascotsFrom Betty Crocker to Ronald McDonald, companies have used human mascots as the ‘face’ of their products. Not all have stood the test of time.Read more
Esther Peterson: The Woman Behind the Equal Pay ActEsther Eggertsen Peterson was a driving force behind the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and also pushed for better child care resources.Read more
6 Things You Might Not Know About Einstein’s General Theory of RelativityAlbert Einstein’s concept of general relativity is now a bedrock of physics, but it took years to confirm.Read more
Why We Wear Green on St. Patrick’s DayDressing in green on St. Patrick’s can trace its roots to leprechaun legends, as well as a sign of Irish defiance.Read more
The Unsolved Mysteries of 8 Missing Passenger FlightsA look back at eight times when commercial airliners suffered unexplained catastrophes—and sometimes seemed to vanish into thin air.Read more
7 Facts About Ramadan—Islam’s Holiest MonthGet the facts on the traditions of Ramadan and the significance behind the holiest month of the year for Muslims around the world.Read more
9 Surprising Facts About St. Patrick’s DayWho was the real St. Patrick? Was that legend about the snakes true? And why did so many St. Patrick’s Day traditions start in America?Read more
How Hollywood Star Hedy Lamarr Invented the Tech Behind WiFiBy day, Hedy Lamarr was a glamorous movie star, but she was also a gifted, self-trained inventor who developed a technology to help sink Nazi U-boats.Read more
How ‘Dune’ Imagined Climate Disaster—and Inspired Environmental ActivismFrank Herbert’s 1965 science fiction novel, ‘Dune,’ tackled ecological themes and predicted some real-world problems.Read more
How Emily Roebling Saved the Brooklyn BridgeAfter her husband suffered an accident, Emily Warren Roebling took over supervising the complex construction of the landmark.Read more
5 Secret Codes Used to Communicate in the Underground RailroadIn order to avoid detection, Harriet Tubman and others used a variety of codes and signals to communicate along the route to freedom.Read more