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The True Story Behind Leap Year Proves We’re Just Making Up Time As We Go Along

We take our calendar for granted. We generally act as if it’s fixed, infallible, one with the Sun — a true guide to what time it is. Then, every four years, February 29 comes around to remind us that not only is the calendar simply a fallible human invention, but...

By John Kuroski Feb 29, 2016

The True Story Behind Leap Year Proves We’re Just Making Up Time As We Go Along

We take our calendar for granted. We generally act as if it’s fixed, infallible, one with the Sun — a true guide to what time it is. Then, every four years, February 29 comes around to remind us that not only is the calendar simply a fallible human invention, but...

By John Kuroski February 29, 2016
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Cuneiform Cell Phone Nokia

Why We Fell For The 800-Year-Old Cell Phone Hoax — And Why We’ll Keep Falling

Last December, the Internet was abuzz with a story claiming that archaeologists in Austria had unearthed what looked like an 800-year-old cell phone with cuneiform script on its “buttons.” As you’d guess, amateur conspiracy theorists from around the web — not to mention a bevy of at least moderately respectable...

By All That's Interesting Feb 18, 2016

Why We Fell For The 800-Year-Old Cell Phone Hoax — And Why We’ll Keep Falling

Last December, the Internet was abuzz with a story claiming that archaeologists in Austria had unearthed what looked like an 800-year-old cell phone with cuneiform script on its “buttons.” As you’d guess, amateur conspiracy theorists from around the web — not to mention a bevy of at least moderately respectable...

By All That's Interesting February 18, 2016
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Ancient Maps Heart Earth Og

25 Ancient Maps That Make Modern Ones Look Very Boring

Maps weren’t always sourced from the likes of Google or Apple. In fact, maps weren’t even always printed on paper. Whether etched into brass, carved into tomb ceilings, or drawn onto deerskins, ancient maps show us not merely how different our ancestors’ technology and knowledge were, but how differently they...

By John Kuroski Oct 13, 2015

25 Ancient Maps That Make Modern Ones Look Very Boring

Maps weren’t always sourced from the likes of Google or Apple. In fact, maps weren’t even always printed on paper. Whether etched into brass, carved into tomb ceilings, or drawn onto deerskins, ancient maps show us not merely how different our ancestors’ technology and knowledge were, but how differently they...

By John Kuroski October 13, 2015
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