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The Most WTF Science Experiments Ever Conducted

From trying to "cure" homosexuality to severing dogs' heads to study artificial lungs, we give you the most WTF science experiments known to humankind.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 9, 2014

The Most WTF Science Experiments Ever Conducted

From trying to "cure" homosexuality to severing dogs' heads to study artificial lungs, we give you the most WTF science experiments known to humankind.

By All That's Interesting • June 9, 2014

The (Seriously Sweet) History of Doughnuts

Each year we celebrate National Doughnut Day, a holiday erected in 1938 to honor the Salvation Army’s “Doughnut Lassies.” Today, the doughnut holiday means free doughnuts (and other sweet perks) from many local shops. While it can be hard to imagine a world without maple bacon bars and apple pie...

By Kiri Picone • Jun 6, 2014

The (Seriously Sweet) History of Doughnuts

Each year we celebrate National Doughnut Day, a holiday erected in 1938 to honor the Salvation Army’s “Doughnut Lassies.” Today, the doughnut holiday means free doughnuts (and other sweet perks) from many local shops. While it can be hard to imagine a world without maple bacon bars and apple pie...

By Kiri Picone • June 6, 2014

What We Love This Week, Volume LXVIII

Architects Envision A 21st Century “Himalayas” At a juncture when it seems that humankind is at odds with nature (and losing), a vision like the Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center offers a much less antagonistic vision of that relationship. MAD architects debuted the modern day Himalayas at the 2014 Venice Architecture...

By Savannah Cox • Jun 6, 2014

What We Love This Week, Volume LXVIII

Architects Envision A 21st Century “Himalayas” At a juncture when it seems that humankind is at odds with nature (and losing), a vision like the Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center offers a much less antagonistic vision of that relationship. MAD architects debuted the modern day Himalayas at the 2014 Venice Architecture...

By Savannah Cox • June 6, 2014

The 20 Craziest Laws In The United States

If you want to kill someone in New Jersey, don't wear a vest. In Alabama, you can't chain your pet gator to a fire hydrant. Behold, America's craziest laws.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 5, 2014

The 20 Craziest Laws In The United States

If you want to kill someone in New Jersey, don't wear a vest. In Alabama, you can't chain your pet gator to a fire hydrant. Behold, America's craziest laws.

By All That's Interesting • June 5, 2014

What Remains Of The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair Today

Bringing in the world's best and brightest innovators, the 1893 Chicago World's Fair transformed the way we look at exhibitions forever.

By Leslie Maryann Neal • Jun 4, 2014

What Remains Of The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair Today

Bringing in the world's best and brightest innovators, the 1893 Chicago World's Fair transformed the way we look at exhibitions forever.

By Leslie Maryann Neal • June 4, 2014

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Nikola Tesla

Truly the epitome of a mad scientist, Nikola Tesla's scientific brilliance is matched by his equally notable eccentricities.

By Erin Kelly • Jun 1, 2014

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Nikola Tesla

Truly the epitome of a mad scientist, Nikola Tesla's scientific brilliance is matched by his equally notable eccentricities.

By Erin Kelly • June 1, 2014

Andy Warhol, Inside The Life Of An Iconic Pop Artist And Hoarder

While Andy Warhol is best known for turning the mundane into art, his death revealed to fans a debilitating part of his life: hoarding.

By Savannah Cox • May 28, 2014

Andy Warhol, Inside The Life Of An Iconic Pop Artist And Hoarder

While Andy Warhol is best known for turning the mundane into art, his death revealed to fans a debilitating part of his life: hoarding.

By Savannah Cox • May 28, 2014

Ridiculous Beliefs Of The World’s Most Acclaimed Thinkers

Ridiculous Beliefs: Pythagoras Pythagoras is a world-renowned mathematician credited with coming up with the Pythagorean Theorem. This theorem forms the crux of trigonometry and, as any half decent geometry student should know, posits that the square of a right triangle’s hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the square of...

By Mamta Bhatt • May 25, 2014

Ridiculous Beliefs Of The World’s Most Acclaimed Thinkers

Ridiculous Beliefs: Pythagoras Pythagoras is a world-renowned mathematician credited with coming up with the Pythagorean Theorem. This theorem forms the crux of trigonometry and, as any half decent geometry student should know, posits that the square of a right triangle’s hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the square of...

By Mamta Bhatt • May 25, 2014

The Intriguing History Of The American Penny

To commemorate Lucky Penny Day, we uncover the lengthy (yet intriguing) history of the American penny, which was first created in 1787.

By Kiri Picone • May 23, 2014

The Intriguing History Of The American Penny

To commemorate Lucky Penny Day, we uncover the lengthy (yet intriguing) history of the American penny, which was first created in 1787.

By Kiri Picone • May 23, 2014

31 Creepy Monuments From The Heyday Of Communism

Though Francis Fukuyama cheerily declared that the world had reached “the end of history” in 1992, he was at best half right. True, the Soviet Union and its ideological model had collapsed, and the Western model of liberal democracy had prevailed. However, even as ideas come and go, the structures...

By All That's Interesting • May 20, 2014

31 Creepy Monuments From The Heyday Of Communism

Though Francis Fukuyama cheerily declared that the world had reached “the end of history” in 1992, he was at best half right. True, the Soviet Union and its ideological model had collapsed, and the Western model of liberal democracy had prevailed. However, even as ideas come and go, the structures...

By All That's Interesting • May 20, 2014