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10 Awesome New Inventions You'll Never Hear About

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Despite all the Slinkies, Band-Aids and BIC pens out there, many patented inventions that push the boundaries of innovation will likely never see widespread use, like this car that's grown organically and emits pure oxygen.

10 Ways That Doctors Treated Infections Before Antibiotics

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Scientists are now taking a second look at treatments that were popular before the discovery of antibiotics. Learn all about them at HowStuffWorks.

How Gypsies Work

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Who are the gypsies? Movies and books often portray gypsies as fortune tellers and beggars, but what's the real story? Read about gypsies at HowStuffWorks.

10 Horror Films That Changed the Genre

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These horror films didn't just change behavior; they revamped the genre. See the list of 10 horror movies that changed the industry.

11 Inventions That Changed the World as We Know It

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Inventing a useful product or process is serious business - turn a great idea into a marketable widget, and you could earn millions of dollars. But that doesn't mean your widget has to be straitlaced and conservative.

Marilyn Monroe's Early Life

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Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortensen in Los Angeles in 1926. How did this shy young girl end up as Hollywood's most iconic starlet?

Who Came Up with Mother's Day and Why?

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Mother's Day is set aside in many countries as a day to honor our mothers and grandmothers. The origin of this day can be traced back much farther than you might think. Learn about the history of this special day.

Classic TV Challenge

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When TV sets made their way into American homes in the 1940s, it marked a cultural transformation. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans spend more than half their leisure time watching television. So what have we been watching all these years?

1961 Matchless G-12

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The 1961 Matchless G-12 motorcycle was one of the last models offered bearing the Matchless name. See pictures and learn about the Matchless G-12.

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