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33 Vintage Photos That Provide A Peek Into Life In East Germany

During the Cold War and especially after the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, many parts of the world had few ways of fully ascertaining what life was like in East Germany. Indeed, the Eastern Bloc state was isolated from the West in both the physical and ideological sense...

By Erin Kelly • Aug 2, 2015

33 Vintage Photos That Provide A Peek Into Life In East Germany

During the Cold War and especially after the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, many parts of the world had few ways of fully ascertaining what life was like in East Germany. Indeed, the Eastern Bloc state was isolated from the West in both the physical and ideological sense...

By Erin Kelly • August 2, 2015

When Cleveland, Ohio Decided To Launch 1.5 Million Balloons At Once

Surely someone could have seen this one coming. In one helluva poorly conceived–if not momentarily pretty–publicity stunt, Los Angeles-based company Treb decided to promote its services by releasing nearly 1.5 million balloons into the skies of Cleveland, Ohio. In spite of wasting vast amounts of helium for a single, fleeting...

By Savannah Cox • Jul 30, 2015

When Cleveland, Ohio Decided To Launch 1.5 Million Balloons At Once

Surely someone could have seen this one coming. In one helluva poorly conceived–if not momentarily pretty–publicity stunt, Los Angeles-based company Treb decided to promote its services by releasing nearly 1.5 million balloons into the skies of Cleveland, Ohio. In spite of wasting vast amounts of helium for a single, fleeting...

By Savannah Cox • July 30, 2015

The Philosophies Behind The World’s Biggest Alternative Preschools

When you hear Waldorf, you probably think of the salad or Blair Waldorf from the Gossip Girl series — not education. That is, of course, unless you were a Waldorf preschooler yourself. While alternative preschools are all the rage in the U.S., all three of the major philosophies originated in...

By Abby Norman • Jul 28, 2015

The Philosophies Behind The World’s Biggest Alternative Preschools

When you hear Waldorf, you probably think of the salad or Blair Waldorf from the Gossip Girl series — not education. That is, of course, unless you were a Waldorf preschooler yourself. While alternative preschools are all the rage in the U.S., all three of the major philosophies originated in...

By Abby Norman • July 28, 2015

The Tour De France: Then And Now

During the Tour de France, around 200 cyclists from 22 teams pedal through the French countryside in an attempt to win one of the world’s most difficult sporting competitions. Covering an impossible 2,087 miles that are broken down into 21 different stages, the Tour de France is a beast of...

By All That's Interesting • Jul 25, 2015

The Tour De France: Then And Now

During the Tour de France, around 200 cyclists from 22 teams pedal through the French countryside in an attempt to win one of the world’s most difficult sporting competitions. Covering an impossible 2,087 miles that are broken down into 21 different stages, the Tour de France is a beast of...

By All That's Interesting • July 25, 2015

8 Incredible Castles In America You Need To Visit This Summer

While most associate wondrous castles with Europe, these beautiful castles in America give the old continent a run for its money.

By Kiri Picone • Jul 23, 2015

8 Incredible Castles In America You Need To Visit This Summer

While most associate wondrous castles with Europe, these beautiful castles in America give the old continent a run for its money.

By Kiri Picone • July 23, 2015

History’s 29 Scariest Contraceptive Devices

Modern birth control still has its flaws, but at least we no longer live in a world where women are encouraged to shove glass up their vaginas.

By Erin Kelly • Jul 22, 2015

History’s 29 Scariest Contraceptive Devices

Modern birth control still has its flaws, but at least we no longer live in a world where women are encouraged to shove glass up their vaginas.

By Erin Kelly • July 22, 2015

War, Women And Sports: A Brief History Of Women’s Baseball

In times of crisis, call a woman. This maxim has been lived throughout history, but is certainly evident during World War Two. When American women weren’t building airplanes, ships and munitions to aid in the war effort, others were entering the baseball field. As the draft plucked many minor league...

By Erin Kelly • Jul 22, 2015

War, Women And Sports: A Brief History Of Women’s Baseball

In times of crisis, call a woman. This maxim has been lived throughout history, but is certainly evident during World War Two. When American women weren’t building airplanes, ships and munitions to aid in the war effort, others were entering the baseball field. As the draft plucked many minor league...

By Erin Kelly • July 22, 2015

Eighteen Apollo 11 Facts You’ve Never Heard Before

The world’s first pictures of Pluto and its icy mountains arrived just days before the 46th anniversary of what is surely history’s most momentous outer space occasion. On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin made history as the first humans to land on the...

By Kiri Picone • Jul 20, 2015

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Eighteen Apollo 11 Facts You’ve Never Heard Before

The world’s first pictures of Pluto and its icy mountains arrived just days before the 46th anniversary of what is surely history’s most momentous outer space occasion. On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin made history as the first humans to land on the...

By Kiri Picone • July 20, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXXXI

Before Pluto: The Other Awe-Inspiring New Horizons Photos While you’ve definitely seen the new Pluto photos and you probably know that those photos are the fruit of the New Horizons’ nearly ten-year journey, you may not realize all that happened along the way. It zipped past our moon (within nine...

By John Kuroski • Jul 17, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXXXI

Before Pluto: The Other Awe-Inspiring New Horizons Photos While you’ve definitely seen the new Pluto photos and you probably know that those photos are the fruit of the New Horizons’ nearly ten-year journey, you may not realize all that happened along the way. It zipped past our moon (within nine...

By John Kuroski • July 17, 2015

Your World This Week, Volume IV

Bombings Rock Iraq, Afghanistan A small, but terribly destructive, wave of bombings hit Iraq on Sunday, leaving 35 dead and 100 wounded. Deadliest among the attacks was a car bomb coupled with a suicide bomb that killed 19 in the Shaab neighborhood of Baghdad. However, smaller attacks killed several others...

By John Kuroski • Jul 13, 2015

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Your World This Week, Volume IV

Bombings Rock Iraq, Afghanistan A small, but terribly destructive, wave of bombings hit Iraq on Sunday, leaving 35 dead and 100 wounded. Deadliest among the attacks was a car bomb coupled with a suicide bomb that killed 19 in the Shaab neighborhood of Baghdad. However, smaller attacks killed several others...

By John Kuroski • July 13, 2015