1. Cleopatra Cleopatra has been wrapped in dramatic legends for more than two thousand years. Ancient writers described her as irresistibly beautiful, but there are no reliable portraits that confirm what she really looked like. Even the famous image of […]
1. Tomato Soup with Crackers Tomato soup with crackers was often the meal that appeared right before payday. A single can could be stretched with a little extra water or milk to make it go further. Saltine crackers turned it
1. Rick Moranis Rick Moranis was one of the most familiar comic faces of the ’80s and ’90s, thanks to movies like Ghostbusters and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. At the height of his popularity, he seemed to be everywhere,
1. Sewing and Mending Clothes Grandparents often believed everyone should know how to sew a basic hem or replace a button. In their world, tossing out a shirt because of a small rip made no sense at all. A simple
1. The Voynich Manuscript The Voynich Manuscript looks like a medieval book filled with strange plants, star charts and elegant handwritten text. The problem is that no one can actually read a single word of it. Linguists, cryptographers and historians
1. The Last Slice of Stale Bread Every family had a loaf of bread that reached the point of no return. It was too stiff for sandwiches and too dry for toast. Instead of tossing it, someone quietly turned it
1. Waiting Thirty Minutes After Eating to Swim Every kid heard the rule about not getting in the pool right after lunch. Adults warned that cramps would strike and disaster would follow. Nobody ever questioned where the warning came from
