A relationship psychologist explains why marriage seems harder now than ever...
Eli J. Finkel, a professor at Northwestern University and the author of "The All-or-Nothing Marriage," explains three different ways you can strengthen your relationship.Eli Finkel: We have arrived at...
View ArticleA new archaeological discovery shows that humans have been drinking wine for...
The oldest evidence of wine-making was discovered outside of the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.Nearly 8,000-year-old earthenware jars contained the residual chemicals of wine and were decorated with...
View ArticleThe true story behind Thanksgiving is a bloody struggle that decimated the...
• Most American schoolchildren grow up with the story of how the English pilgrims and Native Americans came together for the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth.• In reality, peace didn't last between the...
View ArticleAmerica's most valuable companies over the last 100 years
The most valuable companies in the US have changed over time.In 1917, big industrial concerns like US Steel and Standard Oil of New Jersey were among the top ten most valuable.In 2017, mega-cap tech...
View ArticleHumans used to walk in a totally different way until one shoe innovation
Humans didn't always walk the way we do today. Following is a transcript of the video.If it wasn't for shoes, we would walk way differently.Think about how you walk when barefoot. The foot lands almost...
View ArticleHere's what happened the last time America had a Steve Bannon
Breitbart News head Steve Bannon's ideology is a mix of paranoia, racism, populism, and fascism, and it has shocked many Americans.But this isn't the first time the US has seen this particular mix of...
View Article13 American presidents who escaped attempts on their lives
Four out of 45 US presidents have been assassinated over the course of American history.But many more chief executives escaped assassination attempts thanks to heroic bystanders, diligent guards,...
View ArticleThe yams you've been eating are probably sweet potatoes — here's how to tell...
Yams and sweet potatoes are not the same thing. In fact, you've probably bought a sweet potato, thinking it was yam!There are many types of sweet potatoes ranging from white, yellow, red, purple, or...
View ArticleHere's what it was like to be Mansa Musa, thought to be the richest person in...
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's net worth just crossed $100 billion, the first time in modern history that a person has been known to hold such a massive amount of wealth. But he's still far from African King...
View ArticleThe dark history of Pocahontas, whose name Trump keeps evoking in order to...
• US President Donald Trump has repeatedly used the name "Pocahontas" to bash Senator Elizabeth Warren.• He recently referred to the senator as "Pocahontas" at an event meant to honor surviving Native...
View Article14 important inventions that were complete accidents
Sometimes major inventions happen by accident.Some big examples include penicillin, velcro, and the microwave oven.Sometimes the best inventions are discovered by accident.One day in 1928, Sir...
View ArticleThe first known attempt on a sitting US president's life is a baffling legend...
Over the course of history, four US presidents have been assassinated, while 13 escaped attempts on their lives.This bloody history dates back to a misty winter day 182 years ago.On January 30, 1835,...
View Article22 photos that show the evolution of New York City's Times Square ball drop
Every year, over a million people pack into New York City's Times Square to revel in the new year.2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the ball drop — the tradition of watching a glowing sphere that...
View ArticleHere's how Nazi Germany lost on the Eastern Front to the Soviet Union in...
The attempted German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 ultimately failed.The German army split its forces in three.This was a major mistake, as the Germans underestimated the strength of Soviet...
View ArticleAmazing images of San Francisco before it was a city
Before San Francisco was a bustling tech hub, before it was the center of the hippie universe, and before it became known for its lush hills, much of the area was covered in sand dunes.Golden Gate...
View ArticleRosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat 62 years ago today — here are 14...
Today is the 62nd anniversary of when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. Known as the "mother of the Civil Rights Movement" in the 1950s, Parks fought...
View ArticleDivers discovered a 3,000-year-old castle underwater in a Turkish lake
A diving team found the ruins of an ancient fortress in the largest lake in Turkey.They think the castle was part of the Kingdom of Urartu and is about 3,000 years old.The divers were told there was...
View Article4,000 years of the rise and fall of world empires in one chart
A "Histomap" published in 1931 aimed to show the relative power of various world civilizations going back to 2000 BC.While some of the concepts and historical evidence are somewhat dated, the chart is...
View Article7,500 people just banded together to buy a castle in France — and it's not...
If you've ever dreamed of owning a French chateau, you're not alone. On Friday, 7,500 internet users banded together to buy a crumbling castle in the South of France through crowdfunding.Sadly for...
View ArticleHere's the story behind how Silicon Valley got its name
Silicon Valley's name was coined in the 1970s by electronic tabloid reporter Don Hoefler, who heard the phrase "Silicon Valley" during a business lunch. Hoefler published a series of columns detailing...
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