Having a “ship’s cat” onboard has been a tradition on many trading, exploration, and navy ships dating to ancient times. Cats were carried on ships for many reasons, mostly to control rodents since they…

WTF!?! This is why it’s called a nuclear “meltdown”. “The Elephant’s Foot” is the nickname given to a large mass of corium and other materials formed under the Chernobyl Nuclear…

This list of dog names from medieval times in the early 15th century is amazing! These highlights posted by weird medieval guys are so funny…

Wow, there’s a lot to unpack here. Dr Sarah Taber, who is a crop scientist, ex-farmworker, and industrial safety pro, tweeted this informative thread about…

This thread talks about autism in history and explains why autism wasn’t diagnosed in the past. It starts by answering a common question people ask…

TL;DR: Louisa May Alcott may have been a closeted trans man with gender dysphoria and there is strong evidence in their writings to demonstrate this….

This is an absolutely wonderful idea posted by David J Prokopetz for a diverse, yet still historically accurate adventuring party. You may not have realized…

Yes, you read that right, America really has massive cheese caves hundreds of feet below ground in Missouri. They store stockpiles of government-owned cheese comprising…

This “Today I Learned” thread about the “Tiffany Problem”, or why reality is sometimes too realistic for fiction is super interesting. You would never guess…

Wow, this is wild! In a response to a r/AskReddit post asking “What are the most interesting domino effects in history?” someone explained how without…