Thomas B. 
Contrary to popular belief, reindeer are real, and they exist in the real world. They are not just fiction from children’s books and stories about Santa Claus. Rudolph, Santa’s reindeer is the most famous one. But beyond their sled-pulling capabilities, what else you know about reindeer? Did you know they are the only mammal that … Read more
When you watch Lalibela from a distance, the only sign there is something there is the stream of people flowing in and out of crevices. There is absolutely no sign of underground temples. Visits to Lalibela are timed for the moments when the congregations ebb, using the intermissions in daily services to negotiate the canyons. … Read more
The so-called comfort women of World War II are a dark and sometimes overlooked footnote in history. Everything began in 1932, when Japanese military began recruiting women for work in the newly established comfort stations. Most of the women were Korean. They were promised jobs, but what they found out was that these stations were … Read more
Unidentified flying object (commonly abbreviated as UFO or U.F.O.) is the popular term for any aerial phenomenon whose cause cannot be easily or immediately identified by the observer. The term UFO was confirmed by The United States Air Force in 1952. They defined UFOs as those objects that remain unidentified after scrutiny by expert investigators. … Read more
When Ronald McNair was 9 years old, he decided he wanted to check out some books from the whites-only library in Lake City. The librarian called the police. And in 1959, police came to a segregated library to stop a 9-year old boy from checking out books. He was told by the staff the library … Read more
Our brain is a unique part of our body. A lot remains hidden within the tissues stuffed inside our craniums. But a team of scientists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle are one step closer to understanding how our brain works. Researchers recently discovered an entirely new type of neuron, which they … Read more
The Republic of Moldova was part of the Soviet Union all up until the 1991. The small country with just 4.5 million citizens is among the top 7 wine exporters in the world, but few people know for it. Wine is the major product of the economy of the country. And among all those wine … Read more
Visit Georgia and you will see five granite slabs rise in a star pattern. Each of the five granite slabs weighs more than 20 tons. And on top of each of them, there is a capstone. The builder of the stones remain mysterious. Why were they placed there? What does it write? There are popular … Read more
Thanks to Steven Spielberg, the story of Oskar Schindler has reached a wider audience. The movie Schindler’s List is one of the most successful movies of all-time, winning 7 Academy Awards, including one for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay. Oskar Schindler was a German angel who managed to save the lives of more than 1,000 Jews … Read more
Sri Chinmoy, born as Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, is one of the most publicly known people fighting for peace. Born on August 1931, Chinmoy enjoyed a life of harmony. Newspapers all around the world wrote about him, how he founded sports events, and his veganism when being a vegan was still an unknown topic. Born in … Read more