Oscars 2014: Why Are the Academy Awards Still Relevant?

Oscars 2014: Why Are the Academy Awards Still Relevant?

Money, prestige and glamor keep this seemingly outdated tradition going

History of Pizza – World's Most Popular Food

History of Pizza – World's Most Popular Food

Pizza has been a regular meal in Italy for centuries

Met's Historical Vehicle Fleet Traveled Through Central London

Met's Historical Vehicle Fleet Traveled Through Central London

The fleet includes some of the most recognizable police vehicles in the world

Indian School Textbooks Wrongly State Japan Nuked US in World War II

Indian School Textbooks Wrongly State Japan Nuked US in World War II

More than 59 factual errors were found in the Indian textbooks

WWII Veteran Recovers His War Helmet After Seven Decades

WWII Veteran Recovers His War Helmet After Seven Decades

George Johnston was reunited with his helmet after nearly 70 years

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 5th, 2014
4,600-Year-Old Pyramid Unearthed in Egypt

4,600-Year-Old Pyramid Unearthed in Egypt

The construction is older than the Great Pyramid of Giza, archaeologists say

Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar Will Be Launched by Kasedo Games in Spring

Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar Will Be Launched by Kasedo Games in Spring

Kasedo Games is Kalypso Media's new digital label, former Kobalt Games

  • Oddiverse
  • By Alexandra Botezatu
  • November 26th, 2013
16th Century Mural of Henry VIII Looks like Satan When Turned Upside Down

16th Century Mural of Henry VIII Looks like Satan When Turned Upside Down

Hidden messages from the mural show it was commissioned by one of Henry's opponents

Historical Black and White Photos Revived with Colors

Historical Black and White Photos Revived with Colors

The colorized versions add a realistic dimension to these black and white masterpieces

Paper Issues Retraction for Calling Gettysburg Address “Silly” 150 Year Ago

Paper Issues Retraction for Calling Gettysburg Address “Silly” 150 Year Ago

The Patriot-News supported the Democrat party back then

Five of Pirate Blackbeard's Cannons Recovered by Divers

Five of Pirate Blackbeard's Cannons Recovered by Divers

The cannons have been underwater for nearly 300 years

17th Century Necropants Are Made from Actual Human Legs

17th Century Necropants Are Made from Actual Human Legs

The pants are presently on display at a museum in Iceland

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 18th, 2013
1.8-Million-Year-Old Skull Suggests Early Humans Were Not as Diverse as Believed

1.8-Million-Year-Old Skull Suggests Early Humans Were Not as Diverse as Believed

The skull's anatomy indicates three early human species might have been just one

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 17th, 2013
520-Million-Year-Old Complete Nervous System Documented in Fossilized Creature

520-Million-Year-Old Complete Nervous System Documented in Fossilized Creature

The creature was unearthed in China, is surprisingly well preserved

8,000-Year-Old Charred Frog Leg Found Close to Stonehenge

8,000-Year-Old Charred Frog Leg Found Close to Stonehenge

Fish bones were also unearthed as this site, researchers say

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 16th, 2013
King Herod's Tomb Isn't His, New Evidence Indicates

King Herod's Tomb Isn't His, New Evidence Indicates

Archaeologists say mausoleum discovered in 2007 is not the king's final resting place

Stonehenge-Era Artifacts Go on Display at the Wiltshire Museum in Devizes, England

Stonehenge-Era Artifacts Go on Display at the Wiltshire Museum in Devizes, England

Of the 500 objects now on display at said museum, 30 are made of gold

 
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