Category: History
We're distracted today now more than ever. While our cellphones are incredible tools they can also be a real distraction filled with endless push notifications and messages from friends, …
This map by Leonardo da Vinci was an incredible undertaking at the time considering it was created without a satellite or inkling of the technology we have now. Da …
Herbal health remedies date back thousands of years and even to this day are still very popular in Western medicine. This beautifully illustrated manuscript known as the Cotton MS …
First patented in 1936 and improved upon in 1953, the ingenious design of the Keaton Music Typewriter shows exactly how music was typed before modern computers. Invented by Robert …
Did you know some of the world's most expensive art still remains missing to this day? Paintings and sculptures of the past give us a sense of our history. …
Whoa! This is a really cool discovery. Apparently, some archaeologists dug up a black granite sarcophagus in Alexandria in Egypt and some scientists are speculating it could be the …
Wow. Could you imagine living in a world where city wires obstructed clear skies? Not long ago, cable lines lined city skies. From telephone to electrical and telegraph wires, …
Now, if you were lucky enough to grow up during the days of vintage ads, let's say like the 1940's or 1960s, then you can probably tell how drastically …
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition, led by Australian geologist Sir Douglas Mawson, is known for being one of the most treacherous expeditions known to man. There's even a book entitled Alone …
Leonardo Da Vinci's notebook The Codex Arundel is now available online thanks to the British Museum and Microsoft. The 570-page notebook written by Da Vinci dates back to 1480 and …
The Jeweled Gun of Sulta Mahmud I, dated 1732-1733 is one of the most impressive guns ever designed. The bejeweled gun served as a ceremonial object and consists of gold, …
Aren’t you glad you were born in time for scientists and inventors to perfect the use of anesthesia? Could you imagine having to go through any of these early …
The National Museum of Natural History is the largest in the Smithsonian Institution. It houses over 126 million specimens including plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, and other ancient artifacts. …
Have you ever looked closely at the margins and designs of medieval books? If you do you know that there are peculiar themes in each. Take Knights vs. snails for example. …
When we think of rabbits we often think of them as furry, cute and harmless animals, however, that's not the case in these medieval illustrations. At an attempt at …
Librarian Colleen Theisen who works at the Special Collections & University Archives at the University of Iowa shared these cool fore edge paintings on the edge of these books from the …
Talk about a quality sword. The Sword of Goujian, crafted more than 2,500 years ago, remains intact and in impeccable shape. Some believe that it mythically defies time. The …
This book is old, and by old... I mean 16th century old. Sure, it doesn't come with all the cool stuff the new Amazon Kindle has, and it can't …
