A new test being offered by a British company can determine an individual's history with alcohol during the past months -- or even years. picked by AutumnLotus 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

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

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

Grounded in history and science, True Enough paints a dismal picture of a species with a limitless capacity for self-deception and selective reasoning.
(I believe it) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

This database provides access to digital collections (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States. These diverse collections range from Ancestral Pueblo pottery to Katrina Thomas's photographs of ethnic weddings from the late 20th century. picked by bernardblack 9 months ago

From 1969 to, erm, 2003, the complete history of the internets. picked by pocksucket 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 4 months 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

The conservatives faced withering criticism for dropping a book that had dared to question a version of history generations of Greeks have grown up with. picked by DemureArt 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

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

This history of the Gulf War by William M. Arkin draws on declassified documents and inside information It was published on the Website of the magazine Stars and Stripes (a privately-owned magazine, not the US military newspaper of the same name). At some point the Website disappeared and with it, unfortunately, went this important piece of work. The Memory Hole is pleased to resurrect it. picked by 2manyusernames 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

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

Thousands of Aborigine rock paintings discovered in the remote ranges of northern Australia may force a rewrite of the nation's history books. That's because the art—which ranges from 15,000 years old to 50 years old—depicts contact with other cultures possibly centuries before the arrival of the British. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Using iconic events from history, the Cape Times(a local newspaper) highlights the fact that world-changing events often can¹t be predicted and that the course of history can, quite literally, change in a day. picked by streetlight22 2 years ago

Michael Moore funny clip on the gun loving history of the USA picked by spocksmyhomeboy 2 years 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