In 1951, a heated argument broke out during a hunting trip in Ireland. Sir Hugh Beaver, head of Guinness Brewery, debated with friends about Europe’s fastest game bird. Unable to …
The Drunken Debate That Created a Billion-Dollar Book Read More
Hidden in Jordan’s red sandstone cliffs, a 2,000-year-old city defied the desert with an engineering secret so advanced, it powered fountains in a land without rivers. The Nabataeans, skilled engineers …
Petra’s 2,000-Year-Old Secret: How an Ancient City Had Water Fountains in the Middle of a Desert Read More
After seeing ‘do not drink’ signs near a stream on a family trip, 11-year-old Rachel Brouwer was inspired to create a life-saving water purification system. While reading Malala Yousafzai’s biography, …
This 11-Year-Old’s DIY Water Filter Won Her a Medal—And an Asteroid Named After Her Read More
She began with nothing. Born around 1842 into the kind of poverty that rarely forgives, Kate Cooke carved a path most women wouldn’t dare to imagine, let alone walk. As …
She Had Nothing—Then Married a Lord. The Untold Story of Kate Cooke Read More
Halfway through cutting his own abdomen in the middle of Antarctica, Dr. Leonid Rogozov’s vision blurred. ‘My hands felt like rubber,’ he wrote, but stopping meant certain death. It was …
He Cut Open His Own Stomach in Antarctica to Save His Life — And Survived Read MoreAt just 16, Jessica Watson faced towering waves and relentless storms, sailing solo around the world in her pink yacht, Ella’s Pink Lady. Despite early setbacks and critics doubting her, …
Jessica Watson Faced 40-Foot Waves Alone — And Made History at 16 Read More
“If we catch you, we’ll tear you into 309 pieces!” German forces blared over loudspeakers at Lyudmila Pavlichenko during World War II. She reportedly grinned, as they’d just confirmed her …
This Ukrainian Woman Sniper Had 309 Kills — Even Hitler’s Army Feared Her Read More
Over 2,200 years ago, a Greek librarian named Eratosthenes calculated the size of the entire planet using just a stick and its shadow. Living from around 276 BC to 194 …
How a Greek Genius Measured Earth’s Size Using Shadows—In 276 BC Read More
From bulletproof cars and Tommy guns to bootlegged liquor and mob hits, gangland Chicago was a dangerous place. In the early 20th century, a number of organized crime figures rose …
The Mobster Who Beat Men to Death—And Outsmarted the FBI for Decades Read MoreIn 1913 a Mongolian woman was committed to death by starvation inside a wooden box. As you can see in photo, the woman fought for her life vainly trying to …
She Was Locked in a Wooden Box to Starve—But Did Someone Secretly Feed Her? Read More