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History of the Parthenon
Greece’s famous Parthenon is one of the most instantly recognizable structures in the world. With its scarred but still-elegant white columns and imposing position on top of a rocky Athenian hill, many modern architects consider the Parthenon to be ... The Many Draws of Glacier National Park
Serene and beautiful Glacier National Park receives about two million visitors each year. People flock there to get away from their busy everyday lives in the cities below… and it’s hard to pick a better place. Located in northwestern Montana, many ... The Most Famous Stunts of Daredevil Evel Knievel
Unlike most of today’s stuntmen, Evel Knievel was a true daredevil. Instead of calculating thrust and windspeed and angles, this daredevil just… jumped. There was no math involved in his jumps. He would simple look at the distance to be jumped, mak... The Famous Photographs of Diane Arbus
"A photograph," Diane Arbus once said, "is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know." Arbus made it her life’s work to uncover the hidden secrets in everyday people… and show them the obvious truth in those “less than everyda... Black Holes in Science Fiction
There’s something infinitely romantic about the concept of black holes. It’s odd, really, if you think about it. We don’t know much about what’s on the other side of the universe or even our galaxy… but wondering about those things doesn’t capture ... Wrigley Field: A Rich Tradition in Baseball
Wrigley Field is a Chicago --and an American-- landmark. Constructed in 1914 for what would today be considered a “measly” $250,000, the field is one of the oldest ballparks in baseball history. And, funnily enough, it wasn’t always called Wrigley F... Cheetah Facts: The Hard Life of the World's Fastest Cat
One of the most disturbing cheetah facts is the decline in the population of this incredible animal. About 100 years ago, it’s estimated that there were over 100,000 cheetahs all over the world, from Africa to Asia to the Mediterranean. Today, most ... Quincy Jones: Becoming the Arranger
Quincy Jones started out his career in music as a teenaged trumpet player. And while Jones would have had an important place in music even if he’d only played trumpet and nothing else, it was Quincy Jones’ emerging talents in composing, producing, a... The Men in the Life of Cleopatra
Cleopatra is always portrayed as an incredible beauty and a handy seducer of men. And while new evidence shows that perhaps her beauty wasn’t all it was rumored to be, her charm and appeal to men couldn’t be overestimated. Throughout her life, Cleop... Tattoos and Women: A History of the Tattoo in Ancient Egypt
Tattoos have been a part of human culture and expression for quite a lot longer than you might have thought. The earliest known tattoo goes back over 5,000 years, and was found on the famous mummified Ice Man discovered in 1991. Before the Ice Man ...
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