There is a reason why Sparta was one of the most powerful cities in Ancient Greece, and it all came down to their army

There have been 14 Dalai Lama so far, and the title is rather new. The first and the second Dalai Lama were given the title posthumously. The first Lama lived from 1391 to 1474, and he is the oldest ...

In Schapiro’s words, he was fascinated by the “magic of photography in the dark room”. He was fascinated by the process, how a picture comes to life, and all it takes is dipping the picture in ...

There are almost 30 names in File 17. Most of those are Saudi names. And now, 13 years after Bush classified the 200 pages report, we can have a look in it

Erdogan has four children, and lives with them and his wife in a palace that is 30 times the size of the White House, has more than 250 rooms, and carpets that are worth $10 million

They might not have been Catherine the Great, but they were more than just expansion of their husband.

In the past 50 years, the human population has gone from 3.3 billion, to 7.4 billion. In the same time, animal population has delved, with some species going extinct, while others have gone from commo...

The influence of Greek architecture is visible in Roman architecture later. During the Renaissance period, Ancient Greek architecture was rediscovered, but the legacy of Greece goes deeper

By the numbers, Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world with more than 1 billion followers, yet Western people still don't understand it

This list takes in account only the yearly salary of people in the banking industry for 2015. Let’s see how well are they paid

These airports are as challenging, as they are amazing and strange. Incredible landings, incredible takeoffs in extreme conditions and strong wind make these airports a challenge for every pilot.

The Victorian era lasted from the 1830s to the 1900s and was named after queen Victoria’s reign

The reality is that self-driving cars no longer a futuristic idea. Big companies like to say “the future is now” and “the future is here”, and in this case, they might be right

In simplest terms, modal logic is just an extension of the pure logic, allowing people to use modal operators that can express modality like possibility and necessity

The statistics show that one in ten people is attractive to mosquitoes, so pray that you are not the one

Offering splendid, puzzling and unique treasures, the museum is a carnival of delights and ideas

Forget the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, there are many modern wonders that are astonishing, and they are all built by a man

Some of the new species are hybrids, some of them thrive in human-dominated world, and some still enjoy the solitude of the wilderness

The secret of the tricks has never been publicly explained. However, there are ways to explain how he does the tricks. Only one of his acts has been publicly explained, and that is because a participa...

Founded in 1872, the Bohemian Club has been the place politicians, businessmen, elite athletes, and other rich people gather, leave their concerns outside, and for two to three weeks, enjoy life at it...