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Wild West Figures Billy

The 10 Most Iconic Wild West Figures

The Wild West might be long gone, but it has left us with a slew of iconic figures that still remain incredibly popular to this day. Lawmen, outlaws, frontiersmen, pioneers, the Old West had it all. If there is something that the West was good at, it was taking a...

By All That's Interesting Dec 20, 2014

The 10 Most Iconic Wild West Figures

The Wild West might be long gone, but it has left us with a slew of iconic figures that still remain incredibly popular to this day. Lawmen, outlaws, frontiersmen, pioneers, the Old West had it all. If there is something that the West was good at, it was taking a...

By All That's Interesting December 20, 2014

The Bicycle’s Deadly History

It may surprise you to learn that the history of the bicycle doesn’t actually begin with the penny farthing. In 1817, Karl Drais discovered that he could align two wheels and create a vehicle that could be propelled by a man’s (and they were a gentlemen-only vehicle) feet, allowing him...

By Leslie Maryann Neal Dec 3, 2014

The Bicycle’s Deadly History

It may surprise you to learn that the history of the bicycle doesn’t actually begin with the penny farthing. In 1817, Karl Drais discovered that he could align two wheels and create a vehicle that could be propelled by a man’s (and they were a gentlemen-only vehicle) feet, allowing him...

By Leslie Maryann Neal December 3, 2014
Mirrors Edge Tower
Mirrors Edge Tower

Beautifully Designed Video Game Environments

If you want to see some of the most groundbreaking modern art, just spend an afternoon playing video games with your teenage cousin. Given the increasing capacities of digital technology, video games are well on their way to becoming not just one of the most entertaining industries out there, but...

By Erin Kelly Dec 2, 2014

Beautifully Designed Video Game Environments

If you want to see some of the most groundbreaking modern art, just spend an afternoon playing video games with your teenage cousin. Given the increasing capacities of digital technology, video games are well on their way to becoming not just one of the most entertaining industries out there, but...

By Erin Kelly December 2, 2014
Best Hoaxes Giant
Best Hoaxes Giant

The Stories Behind History’s Best Hoaxes

For as long as humans have been around, we have enjoyed playing tricks on one another. Deception has always been a powerful tool, whether it was done for revenge, profit, politics or just for fun. Of course, most tricks and hoaxes are nothing to write home about. Even so, every...

By All That's Interesting Nov 27, 2014

The Stories Behind History’s Best Hoaxes

For as long as humans have been around, we have enjoyed playing tricks on one another. Deception has always been a powerful tool, whether it was done for revenge, profit, politics or just for fun. Of course, most tricks and hoaxes are nothing to write home about. Even so, every...

By All That's Interesting November 27, 2014
Endangered Animals Alligator
Endangered Animals Alligator

15 Endangered Animals You Should Know About

At the first congress of UNESCO in 1948, multiple governments, international organizations and national nature conservation groups agreed to form the International Union for the Protection of Nature or IUCN, which would later shed light on the dangers of sprawl, over-fishing and deforestation. Though subsequent changes in human habits were...

By Susan Sims Nov 24, 2014

15 Endangered Animals You Should Know About

At the first congress of UNESCO in 1948, multiple governments, international organizations and national nature conservation groups agreed to form the International Union for the Protection of Nature or IUCN, which would later shed light on the dangers of sprawl, over-fishing and deforestation. Though subsequent changes in human habits were...

By Susan Sims November 24, 2014
Future Homes Captain Kirk
Future Homes Captain Kirk

6 Future Homes For The Human Race

Greetings, earthlings: you're screwed. Here are six potential future homes for us when Earth becomes uninhabitable.

By Richard Stockton Nov 24, 2014

6 Future Homes For The Human Race

Greetings, earthlings: you're screwed. Here are six potential future homes for us when Earth becomes uninhabitable.

By Richard Stockton November 24, 2014
Apple Tree Story
Apple Tree Story

24 Facts You Didn’t Know About Isaac Newton

Regarded as one of the most influential scientists of all time, Isaac Newton’s contributions to the field of physics are unparalleled. His book, the Principia Mathematica, is still one of the most important and relevant scientific works in history, even now 300 years after it was first published. Even so,...

By John Kuroski Nov 22, 2014

24 Facts You Didn’t Know About Isaac Newton

Regarded as one of the most influential scientists of all time, Isaac Newton’s contributions to the field of physics are unparalleled. His book, the Principia Mathematica, is still one of the most important and relevant scientific works in history, even now 300 years after it was first published. Even so,...

By John Kuroski November 22, 2014
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