Halloween is a traditional event that millions of people around the world enjoy on an annual basis. They do so in a variety of ways, including dressing up and going out trick or...
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Ferdinand Keller was born in 1842 in Karlsruhe, Germany. His father, who was a civil engineer, was awarded a contract designing infrastructure in Brazil in 1857. Ferdinand and his brother Franz accompanied him....
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I’ve recently been reading a series of articles on race, racism, and the Middle Ages. They’re a fascinating read, and I recommend taking a look. The articles were written in response to the...
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China, known at various times by different nicknames such as the “Middle Kingdom” and the “Rising Dragon,” is one of the oldest civilizations on Earth, with an incredibly rich history spanning thousands of...
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Unicorns, of course, are pure myth… or are they? Siberian cultures have long spoken of a huge beast with a single horn. The horn of which, so the stories go, could fill a...
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Standing proud at almost 1 metre tall, the maned fox cuts an impressive figure. In this article, we explain why it has long legs, where it lives, what it eats… and what it...
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Image source: Pixabay If you ever thought that slot games with historical themes are a thing of the past, reserved for old-fashioned arcades, you could not be farther from the truth. In fact,...
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Photo: David Bartus, CC0 License It’s one of the more adventurous fantasies you could dream up, the idea of following a dusty map into a far-flung exotic land only to find riches beyond belief. Throughout...
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Thousands of ancient civilisations came and went, but few left their mark as successfully as the Egyptians. From the house you live in today to the medical treatment you receive at hospital, the...
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2017 has been a delinquent, curmudgeonly kind of a year. But then, they all are. With billions of idiots jostling for position on earth, we’re not likely to experience a smooth ride, are we? A swarm of shaven apes with delusions...
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