How Matching Dinosaur Footprints Ended Up on Opposite Sides of the Atlantic Ocean

Our planet hasn’t always looked the way it does. For millions of years, Earth was so drastically different from the world we know that it might as well have been a different planet! In August 2024, paleontologists made an exciting find: matching sets of dinosaur footprints. Simply finding dinosaur footprints, hundreds of millions of years […]

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The Life and Strange Times of Writer Hunter S. Thompson

In June of 1970, journalist Hunter S. Thompson was sent to his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, to cover the highlights of the world-famous Kentucky Derby, for Scanlan’s Monthly. The result was a now infamous article entitled, “The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved.”  Virtually ignoring the race itself, Thompson focused instead on the orgy-like atmosphere–

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How Ancient Engineers Cooled Cities Without Modern Technology

Long before air conditioning and modern technology, ancient civilizations devised clever methods to keep their cities cool, even in scorching climates. From using building materials that didn’t conduct heat to reservoirs that surrounded villages, ancient engineers crafted ingenious solutions to battle the heat.  By harnessing natural elements like wind, shade, and water, they developed sustainable

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