10 Expressions That Came From the Ancient World
If you can see the writing on the wall and know that all roads lead to Rome, you're using some expressions that are more than 2,000 years old. Where did they come from and why have they survived?
How Alexander Hamilton Worked
Star of a musical, cover boy for the $10 bill, shaper of the American economy — is there anything Founding Father Alexander Hamilton can't do?
How Do Fireworks Explode in Specific Shapes?
Nothing quite thrills like seeing fireworks light up the night sky. A lot of design and planning goes into creating the awe-inspiring shapes we've come to love.
10 Threats You Should Never Try to Outrun
Fight and flight aren't the only possible responses to an emergency situation. Flight may actually make the problem worse. When is running a really bad idea?
When Bad Watermelons Explode on Good People
Yes – it could happen to you, good person. KABOOM! It's fairly rare, but a potentially catastrophic rind failure lurks under the green-striped shell of every seemingly innocent watermelon in the produce aisle.
Black Men Were Cowboys Before It Was Cool
In the early 18th century, Black cowboys were the only cowboys in the West. That's because white men didn't want to do the work. So why hasn't their story been told?
