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15 fascinating facts you probably didn't know about Amazon (AMZN)
When Amazon first launched in 1995 as a website that only sold books, founder Jeff Bezos had a vision for the company's explosive growth and e-commerce domination.He knew from the very beginning, he...
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20 US presidents who belonged to shadowy secret societies
Secret societies always get the ominous treatment in fiction.Are there any movies with remotely benevolent secret orders? Most fictional secret societies are usually more bogged down with dressing in...
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Here's what royal titles like 'duke' and 'duchess' really mean
The INSIDER Summary:Some members of the royal family get titles like "duke,""earl," or "baron."These titles are part of the Peerage, an old ranking system for British nobles.The system stills...
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This 100-year-old explosion completely dwarfs the 'mother of all bombs' blast
On April 13, the US military dropped the most powerful non-nuclear bomb in its arsenal on an ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan.Nicknamed the "Mother of All Bombs" (but officially called the GBU-43/B...
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Incredible images of Los Angeles before it was a city
Long before Hollywood's stars descended on Los Angeles, the city was a modest farming settlement inhabited by thousands of Native Americans.Now home to approximately 3.9 million residents and counting,...
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The unexpected history behind why the couple stomps on a piece of glass in a...
The INSIDER Summary: During a Jewish marriage ceremony, the couple crushes a glass.It's meant to be a moment of remembrance for the destruction of the Jewish temples.The glass also has several symbolic...
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Here's the tangled history behind why some couples jump over a broom at their...
The INSIDER Summary: Jumping over a broom is a wedding tradition.Today, it's most widespread among black communities in the United States.It reclaims a tradition of how slaves were married in...
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39 photos that show how Queen Elizabeth's style has evolved over the years
Queen Elizabeth II turns 91 years old on Friday, April 21. During her 65-year reign, the monarch has outlasted 14 British prime minsters, 13 US presidents — and decades of wild fashion trends. But the...
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Here's how 4/20 became a holiday for stoners
April 20, or 4/20, is a significant day for the marijuana-smoking community. 4:20 p.m. is considered an optimal time to light up for smokers, and spaces where you can smoke marijuana are often labeled...
View ArticleIsaac Newton was a genius, but even he lost millions in the stock market
Newton.Join the conversation about this story »NOW WATCH: Children who eat too much sugar are developing diseases that only alcoholics used to get
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These are the British monarchy's most dazzling crown jewels
The British royal family's crown jewels aren't just crowns and jewels. "Crown jewels" is really just a catchall name for a suite of artifacts and regalia the royals use for coronations and other...
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Iceland has a bizarre obsession with liquorice — here's why
Step into any Icelandic gas station or grocer and you’ll find at least 75 percent of the candy contains black liquorice. Liquorice powders, chocolate-covered liquorice gummies, liquorice-coated...
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How a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence found its way to the UK
CHICHESTER, England (Reuters) - British experts will carry out tests to try to determine how a rare copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence found its way to an archive in southern England.The...
View ArticleThis animated map shows how religion spread across the world
Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are five of the biggest religions in the world. Over the last few thousand years, these religious groups have shaped the course of history and had a...
View ArticleA political expert explains why it’s ridiculous to judge a president's first...
As President Donald Trump heads into his 100th day in office on April 29, Business Insider took a look at why there's such an emphasis on a president's first 100 days in office. Political Scientist...
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26 photos that show the US-Mexico border's evolution over 100 years
A central promise of Donald Trump's presidential campaign was a 55-foot-tall,2,000-mile-long wall that he pledged to build along the US-Mexico border. Now, 100 days into his presidency, the Trump...
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Trump said Andrew Jackson could have prevented the Civil War — but the 7th...
Donald Trump shows no sign of easing up on his praise of Andrew Jackson.During an interview set to air Monday on Sirius XM, Trump said the former president could have prevented the Civil War."I mean,...
View ArticleYale history professor: Trump's path to tyranny is unfolding
Timothy Snyder is the author of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" and the Levin professor of history at Yale University. Snyder explains how President Trump's actions can lead to...
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A thermonuclear bomb slammed into a North Carolina farm in 1961 — and part of...
In 1961, a US nuclear bomber broke up over North Carolina farmland, killing three of eight crew members.The accident dropped two powerful hydrogen bombs over the area, but they did not detonate.The...
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A statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis has been dismantled in New...
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis was dismantled in New Orleans early on Thursday, the second of four monuments slated to be taken down by the city where critics...
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