Lead. Crystal—unrelated to naturally occurring crystalline solids—is really glass with 24% or higher lead added to it. For that reason...

History books generally recognize September 2, 1945 as the official end of World War II, as that was the day...

In 1352, Italy was a mess of political agendas and feuding families. The two city-states of Bologna and Modena had...

Everyone knows the Victorians were so sexually repressed, they even covered the legs of their pianos—but everyone’s wrong. The Victorians...

When learning to talk, babies indulge in a behavior known as "babble" (the creation of random sounds) that eventually evolves...

Avocados are toxic to almost all animals (including cats and dogs). Humans are a rare exception. It is the only...

On April 6, 1945, deep into the second World War, a German navy submarine titled U-1206 departed from a port...

The Chamizal dispute is a forgotten border conflict between the United States and Mexico concerning 600 acres of land. The...

On September 26, 1983, Stanislav Petrov was left with a decision that could stop or cause a nuclear war. Petrov...

Naegleria Fowleri, an amoeba that causes a deadly infection, is responsible for the infection and deaths of many swimmers. Survival...

A small secretive Jewish sect has been highly influential in Turkish history since the Ottoman era. Originally claiming to follow...