Visualizing An Earth-Like Mars

It’s strange to see the Red Planet as a Blue Marble. Continents and seas take shape, familiar and yet alien.

Donna Dickens 4 months ago 76 responses

The Many, Many, Many Affairs Of Zeus

Of course, “affair” would imply consent, something Zeus wasn’t a fan of. This interactive infographic shows off how far the king of gods’ seed spread throughout Greek mythology.

Donna Dickens 4 months ago respond

“Star Wars” Was Based On A True Story

A galaxy far, far away looks awfully familiar. In Star Wars And History, historical scholars compare Lucas’s universe to our own.

Donna Dickens 5 months ago 70 responses

The Lost Tweets Of Tech Elite

How did tech’s most influential people tweet four, five, and six years ago? Let’s take a little trip into Twitter’s memory hole.

John Herrman 5 months ago 28 responses

25 Years Of Cell Phones In A Single Image

A Japanese phone maker’s journey through every cell phone trend in history, from two-tone LCDs and big buttons to full-color touchscreens and 4G Internet. From NTT Docomo and Designboom.

John Herrman 5 months ago 203 responses

10 More NYC Corners, Then And Now

We look at photos of 10 New York City street corners and show that in the big city, some things change and some things stay the same. Check out the first round here.

nyccorners 5 months ago 67 responses

November 9th: On This Day In Cat History

Poetry, chess, journalism, and dictatorship: the building blocks of cat history.

Summer Anne Burton 6 months ago 54 responses

Laughing Joe Goes All The Way Back To 1904

“The Laughing Philosopher.”

Rosie Gray 7 months ago 1 response

8 Extinct Species Science Can’t Bring Back From The Grave

And two it can. Bad news everyone, DNA has a half-life of 521 years so no Dinotopia future for us.

Donna Dickens 7 months ago 46 responses

The 30 Greatest Moments In The History Of Bathtime

“These were the greatest bathtimes of our lives.” -Bob Dylan

Jack Shepherd 7 months ago 613 responses

Philosopher Descartes’s Sage Internet Advice

Don’t let Cyber Bullies get you down. Also, leave yourself a little mystery in this age of social media.

Donna Dickens 7 months ago 51 responses

A History Of The iPod

Remember your first iPod??

Allison McCann 8 months ago 43 responses

What The World Was Like The First Time “Titanic” Was In Theaters…

Ah, 1997.

Dorsey Shaw a year ago 300 responses

30 Famous Historical Figures When They Were Young

Our mental image of many famous historical figures is typically one of them late in life, only after they achieved widespread recognition for their deeds. To counter that, here are portraits of history’s notables when they were children or young men and women.

Baby Praying Mantis 8 months ago 139 responses

If Astronauts Had Been Stranded On The Moon

A speech was prepared by Nixon’s speechwriter William Safire in case of a tragedy that, thankfully, never occurred.

TxBlackLabel 8 months ago 190 responses

A Timeline Of Jennifer Aniston’s Relationships

We can all breathe a sigh of relief, because after many failed relationships, our beloved Jennifer Aniston seems to have found the one! Or, errr…the second one! She and boyfriend Justin Theroux got engaged this weekend. But before we forget about all the previous guys she’s dated, let’s take a look back.

Lauren Yapalater 9 months ago 77 responses

When Will We Forget?

Time marches inexorably forward. The guys at XKCD help drive home the fact we’re all going to die. Let’s go have ice cream…shots.

Donna Dickens 9 months ago 31 responses

The Warsaw Uprising- An Entire City Stops

Every August 1st, the people of Warsaw, Poland pay homage to 200,000 of the fallen during the 1944 Warsaw Uprising against Germany.

Julian Shenoy 9 months ago 62 responses

A History Of High-Performance Olympic Uniforms

We’ve come a long way from t-shirts and shorts.

Russell Brandom 9 months ago 40 responses

30 Awesome Behind The Scenes Photos From Old Movies

These set photos manage to add even more to the movie magic.

Lauren Yapalater 9 months ago 331 responses

5 Human Test Subjects Standing Under An Atomic Blast

For Science! Ah, the carefree days of early nuclear testing, before we realized how incredibly dangerous it was in the long term.

Donna Dickens 9 months ago 41 responses

A Brief Timeline Of Ryan Reynolds With Dogs

New evidence shows Ryan Reynolds has loved dogs since at least 1996.

Lauren Yapalater 10 months ago 10 responses

11 Dead Social Networks

Remember when there was a social network in every niche and cranny? Even for fake boobs? A walk through some of the wilder ghost towns left on the web.

Reyhan Harmanci 10 months ago 30 responses

10 NYC Corners, Then And Now

We look at photos of 10 New York City street corners and show that in the big city, some things change and some things stay the same.

nyccorners 10 months ago 140 responses

Common Misconceptions Everyone Believes That Totally Aren’t True

Here are all the things you’ve been told are true, but absolutely aren’t. Knowledge is power!

Ryan Broderick 10 months ago 206 responses

25 Things You Might Not Know About Futurama

Futurama comes back tonight (hooray!) and to celebrate here’s a massive heaping of some of the show’s nerdiest trivia!

Ryan Broderick 10 months ago 421 responses

22 Facts About Coffee: The World’s Most Important Beverage

The entire world would shut down without it.

Ryan Broderick 11 months ago 167 responses

The 7 Most Terrifying Archaeological Discoveries on cracked.com ›

No professional position, aside from perhaps police officer and horny pizza delivery boy, is more frequently misrepresented in film than archaeologist. Turns out archeology is somehow MORE terrifying than movies led us to believe.

Cracked 11 months ago respond

Does The Key To The City Actually Open Anything? on mentalfloss.com ›

Short answer: Not anymore. The long answer: Once upon a time, being presented with the key to the city served a real function…

mentalfloss.com 11 months ago respond