The Real Life Robinson Crusoe
Many of you have probably read Daniel Defoe’s 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe. If you haven’t, then you’ve probably seen one of the numerous films and television shows based on …
I Really Did See a Black Panther
If you live in North America, you’ve probably heard a story about someone seeing an elusive “black panther” somewhere. And by black panther, I don’t mean the superhero movie …
Let’s Meet up for Some Aggro Mate
The world of football hooliganism, or soccer as it’s called in North America, is exotic and perplexing to people outside of countries where it is common. But in Europe, …
The Barefoot Bandit
Colton Harris Moore—born on March 22, 1991 in the seemingly quiet town of Mount Vernon, Washington—never had an easy life. His parents divorced when he was very young and …
Was It Really an Asp?
You don’t have to be a historian to know who Cleopatra was, but here’s a quick rundown anyway. Cleopatra was actually Cleopatra VII (who ruled from 51-30 BC), the …
Don’t Bother Exchanging Currencies
Those of you familiar with international travel know that exchanging your regular currency for the currency of the country you are traveling to is almost like a ritual. You …
Marky Mark and the Hate Crimes
You’d have to have been living in a cave (or on another planet) over the last twenty years if you don’t know who actor Mark Wahlberg is. The forty-eight-year-old …
That’s Quite a Sunburn
The next time you’re peering through a telescope, look between the constellations Libra and Sagittarius and you’ll find the constellation Scorpius. It’s sort of stuck in the middle of …
Snake Eyes and Dogs
Dice are one of the world’s oldest types of games. Antecedents to dice have been discovered in ancient Egypt and India, but it was in Rome where people began …
Disco’s Dead
From the mid-1970s until the early ’80s, the dominant style of popular music in America was disco. The style began in New York City and spread to larger urban …