Weather Underground’s recording of 129.2°F or 54°C at Ahvaz has tied it for the hottest credible temperature recorded in modern times...Read more
North Korea is no longer the tourism black spot it once was, French photographer Raphael Olivier has travelled to the notoriously secretive nation's capital to capture its particular architectural style....Read more
As the Battle of Mosul rages on, so does the race between photographers trying to sell snapshots of the conflict to media outlets. Kainoa Little couldn’t find a buyer for his photos, but he decided to share...Read more
The human body is a whole universe with its own laws and mysteries, many of which we have yet to unravel....Read more
The veteran sports journalist Ataollah Behmanesh died at the age of 94. The sports commentator, pundit and writer passed away...Read more
Crying has never been a classically masculine trait - traditionally speaking, men are supposed to rigid bastions of stoicism, calm, and level-headedness. But in the 21st century spirit of transparency, we know that there are plenty of things in this world that can drive a man to ......Read more
Meet Nyakim Gatwech, the South Sudanese model who’s teaching people not to be afraid of the dark. With her deeply pigmented skin and fierce determination, she’s breaking down the...Read more
Chris “Burr” Martin is a podcaster and comedian, but you probably know him best as the dad who hilariously trolls his daughter’s selfies on Instagram....Read more
The world is a pretty strange place; things often don’t happen according to plan, and weird coincidences are generally the norm. With this in mind, it’s not surprising that there would be unexpected facts about everything from pencils, to history, to science, and everything in be ......Read more
Walter White's descent into the meth-cooking underworld while he struggled with cancer made "Breaking Bad" utterly gripping TV...Read more
North Korea's Kim Jong Un is one of the most infamous -- and mysterious -- leaders in the world. The Communist ruler assumed power following...Read more
We know that filmmaking is more than just a bunch of actors reading a script while some dude points a camera and records it all. There's a lot of careful direction and editing and cinematography going on that is required to take your movie up...Read more
When you head to a restaurant, you might have your heart - or stomach - set on a particular dish. Or, you might be a little more open to suggestion. That's the opportunity menu engineers and consultants are looking for. Behind the scenes, before you're even thinking of dinner, th ......Read more
In the 1930’s starlet, Hedy Lamarr invented a new technology to stop Nazi’s from jamming Navy torpedoes, but the idea was rejected until 1962 and implemented during the Cold War. Her frequency hopping technology is also the basis for modern Bluetooth....Read more
At times, life can present seriously blatant coincidences that give us the impression of being trapped inside some sort of ...Read more
