A German man failed his driving test after attempting the examination while three times over the legal alcohol limit, police said Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Come on brainbots - lets have it.
Please post your test results. We'd all love to know how smart you are. :) picked by Milkshake 3 years ago

Beer has come a long way since breweries first had the idea of developing can packaging nearly 100 years ago. In the early 1900s, breweries had a problem producing a can that would withstand the pasteurization process and allow the beer to still taste good. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Name That Alcohol picked by 86Apex 2 years ago

A Spokane man made history by being the first person to basejump off Mount Hood on Thursday.

*Video linked in article picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Countless events have changed history, but some stand like a switch that sends a train on a completely different track. They alter the course of civilization, even if their impact isn't felt right away. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Even in its colonial history, America was entwined with esoteric spirituality. North America's first intentional mystical community reached its shores in the summer of 1694. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

A large number of short discussions on history. Read them or listen to them, but learn something how our culture is formed by human creativity. Click above link or this link to search by keywords all previous episodes. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Politicians in Australia's most populous state could be breath-tested for alcohol before voting on laws after a series of late-night incidents that have embarrassed the center-left government. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

"Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure if they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes." You can have Medal of Honor but what is worth of that if you die in war before get one ? I'm thinking about that too... picked by bluemax 3 years ago

The Computer History Museum is the pre-eminent virtual museum of The Information Age, with exhibits on topics such as visible storage and the history of microprocessors, and a reading room where you can learn more. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

An illustrated chronological history of the development of motion pictures. Covering 2,500 years leading to the discovery of cinematography in the 1800's. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Join our Man, Lewis Black this Monday, February 18th on the History channel for an in depth look into humor and the way we see it today, and how it got there. Im guessing its going to be a bit like the Aristocrats, minus the Vulgarity. This site is full of videos and great comedians performing great jokes.

I am super excited. Preview clip here! picked by MUPpetMAKer 2 years ago

A monthly series dealing with the early history of American Jewry. Particular emphasis will be placed on those who struggled to maintain their religious observance in an environment that was drastically different from the one prevalent then in other parts of the world.

*follow numbered links at the bottom of page to get to the various parts of this series. Interesting history.* picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

A history of picture stories aka comics from 300 AD to 1929

Also a history of word balloons in comics and illustrations along with other commentaries can be found here picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

An ancient volcanic super-eruption, one of the largest known in Earth's history, may not have devastated the world and humanity as much as once thought. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Historian Ben Burrns brings us through this history of LOLCats. Did you know that 26% of all emails contain a LOLcat photo? picked by Proverb 2 years ago

Doing virtual reality one better, a consortium of technology companies and European Union countries have created a "visual time machine" that allows tourists equipped with a smart phone to take a picture of an ancient object and then instantly review its history and see what it originally looked like. picked by kakana 3 months ago

An informative page that gives you the history of well (and not so well) known companies. picked by 86Apex 2 years ago

Interesting stuff..see the history of Vegas' Neon Signs (Please dont' let me be the ONLY one who find this interesting)!! picked by pvisi111 12 months ago