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Queen Elizabeth I’s Sloppy Handwriting Gave Her Away As The Unknown Translator Of A Roman Text

Queen Elizabeth I’s Sloppy Handwriting Gave Her Away As The Unknown Translator Of A Roman Text

"The higher you are in the social hierarchy of Tudor England, the messier you can let your handwriting become. For the queen, comprehension is somebody else’s problem."
Amazon Removes Christmas Products Featuring Images Of Auschwitz After Online Blowback

Amazon Removes Christmas Products Featuring Images Of Auschwitz After Online Blowback

Several products including images of Auschwitz were taken down by Amazon after the items were called out by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.
Actor Gary Sinise Took 1,000 Kids Of Fallen Military Heroes To Disney World

Actor Gary Sinise Took 1,000 Kids Of Fallen Military Heroes To Disney World

"We wanna take care of these kids and make sure they know we don't forget."
Why Does Tom Hanks Look So Much Like Mister Rogers? Turns Out They’re Actually Related

Why Does Tom Hanks Look So Much Like Mister Rogers? Turns Out They’re Actually Related

"It all just comes together, you see," the actor responded when he found out about the unexpected family ties.
59-Year-Old Texas Woman Killed By Feral Hogs In Front Yard

59-Year-Old Texas Woman Killed By Feral Hogs In Front Yard

"In my 35 years I will tell you it's one of the worst things I've ever seen," said the local sheriff.
Louisa May Alcott: The Free-Thinking Abolitionist Who Overcame Poverty And Depression To Write ‘Little Women’

Louisa May Alcott: The Free-Thinking Abolitionist Who Overcame Poverty And Depression To Write ‘Little Women’

Louisa May Alcott infused Little Women with her personal trials and tribulations of growing up in an impoverished and unconventional family.
This 95-Million-Year-Old Skull Is From An Ancient Snake That Had Legs

This 95-Million-Year-Old Skull Is From An Ancient Snake That Had Legs

It's the first full 3D skull of a land-based snake species that sported hind legs during prehistoric times.
Woman Literally Pulls Shirt Off Her Back To Rescue A Trapped Koala From An Australian Bushfire

Woman Literally Pulls Shirt Off Her Back To Rescue A Trapped Koala From An Australian Bushfire

Caused by a lightning strike in a forest in New South Wales, over 50 bushfires have spread throughout the region, threatening the last 43,000 koalas in Australia.
Picasso’s Electrician Hoarded 271 Of The Artist’s Works In His Garage For 40 Years

Picasso’s Electrician Hoarded 271 Of The Artist’s Works In His Garage For 40 Years

The legal battle began in 2010, when Picasso's former handyman claimed the artist gave him the works as a gift.
Thomas Fitzpatrick: The Amateur Pilot Who Drunkenly Landed A Plane On An NYC Street — Twice

Thomas Fitzpatrick: The Amateur Pilot Who Drunkenly Landed A Plane On An NYC Street — Twice

On a barroom bet, Thomas Fitzpatrick landed a plane on a Manhattan street. And when another drinking companion later claimed that landing never happened, Fitzpatrick did it again.
New Ohio Bill May Allow Students To Give Wrong Answers On Science Tests For Religious Reasons

New Ohio Bill May Allow Students To Give Wrong Answers On Science Tests For Religious Reasons

Critics of the bill argue that it could let students off the hook for putting down scientifically inaccurate answers.