The Remarkable Journey of Sir Isaac Newton’s Tooth: From Relic to $62,000 Ring
In 1816, a peculiar item surfaced in the collectibles market—a single tooth belonging to none other than Sir Isaac Newton, the legendary scientist whose work …
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100 Years of Breed “Improvement”
For the sake of honest disclosure, I will admit to owning “purebreds” (the ‘pureness’ of purebreeds is a discussion for another time) but I also …
ROCKY HORROR Scientists are racing to find ‘alien substances’ at site of ‘world’s biggest explosion’ 100 years ago in Siberia
SCIENTISTS are racing to solve the mystery surrounding the world’s biggest explosion, which is thought to have happened when a meteor burst above the Earth …
Archaeologists Uncover a ‘Monumental’ Hunting Kit in Texas That May Be the Oldest Found in North America Yet
The artifacts discovered in a cave—which include dart tips, a boomerang and a spear-throwing tool—were dated to as far back as 7,000 years ago Near …
Human Zoos: The Western World’s Shameful Secret, 1900-1958
These shocking rare photographs show how so-called ‘human zoos‘ around the world kept ‘primitive natives’ in enclosures so Westerners could gawp and jeer at them. …
A Haunting Relic: The Skull in the Stahlhelm and War’s Lasting Truth
A single photograph can sometimes speak louder than a thousand history books. The image of a human skull, still cradled within a rusted German WWII …
The Majestic Steller’s Sea Eagle: The Largest Eagle in the World
Soaring over the rugged coastlines of northeastern Asia, Steller’s sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) commands attention as the largest eagle in the world, a title officially …
Old Leanach Cottage, Scotland
Old Leanach Cottage in Scotland is believed to be only remaining building from Culloden Battlefield in 1746. On 16 April 1746, the final Jacobite Rising …
When Einstein Met Chaplin: A 1931 Encounter of Genius and Wit
In 1931, two of the 20th century’s most iconic figures—Albert Einstein, the physicist who reshaped our understanding of the universe, and Charlie Chaplin, the silent …
Black, White, and “Other”: The struggle for recognition
In 1978, an Indian in Orange County, North Carolina, registered to vote. The registrar, a white woman, took her name, address, political affiliation, and date …