The concept of passports - that people should enjoy protected freedom of movement - is an ancient one. It wasn't until WWI that they became universal....
You've heard lots of complaints about vocal fry, mostly from older white men. But it's not exclusive to the Kardashians. Learn all about vocal fry, up...
There is a way to not only sustainably get rid our household waste, but also produce enough energy from it to power the process and even create electr...
Wine fraud may be a case of rich con artists tricking wealthy people into parting with money, but it's still a crime. Learn all about this weird, wide...
Darwin asserted that seemingly useless organs and behaviors are left over from our evolutionary history. But as more are found to have a function, the...
The Philadelphia Experiment is a bad movie from the 1980s, and also the conspiracy theory that refuses to die, despite virtually zero evidence of its...
Lobbying is an entrenched part of American politics and one that many people think is breaking government. But petitioning the government is protected...
PEZ began in Vienna as a mint meant to help people quit smoking. But once American kids got ahold of it, the candy took off and a symbol of childhood...
In part two of the SYSK puberty saga, Josh and Chuck venture into new territory as they explore all of the amazing changes girls face when they come o...
Green energy is good for all, and it doesn't get much greener than using the Earth's own heat to warm your home or office. Learn all about geothermal...
The fear of cults in the 1970s drove Americans to look the other way on kidnappings, abuse and torture of cult members by deprogrammers - but did it e...
At the height of the Cold War, a group of concerned scientists promoted their findings on the horrific aftereffects of nuclear war and were accused of...
Some people call them flacks. Other people call them liars. But if you're in the public eye and suddenly have an image problem, you'll call them your...
Born and raised in South America, chilis were the earliest crop domesticated in the continent and among the first items brought back to Europe by Colu...
Police dogs have been used since the 19th century - one WWI German defector became a major movie star. But in the US the post-9/11 era has seen a K9 u...
In the US, 17 million people are alcoholics. Not merely abusing alcohol, these sufferers become physically dependent on it, forming a chronic disease....
Donating your whole body to further science and medicine is probably the best thing you could do with your corpse. Which is why the industry that hand...
Hinduism and Buddhism are closely related in a number of ways, including their vision of what comes after we exit this mortal coil. Learn about the re...
Arguably the most beautiful objects in the entire world, hot air balloons take advantage of some interesting physics and have a long history of killin...
For millennia humans have recognized four tastes, but in the 1980s a fifth taste first isolated in Japan gained worldwide acceptance - and took off li...
