1. Potato Chips It’s hard to imagine snacking without potato chips, but their creation was pure happenstance. Legend has it that a chef named George Crum got annoyed with a customer who kept sending back his fried potatoes for being […]
1. The Vanishing of Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart wasn’t just a skilled pilot, she was an international celebrity who inspired a generation. In 1937, she and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared while trying to circumnavigate the globe, somewhere over the
1. The Earth Is Hollow and Habitable Inside Back in the 17th and 18th centuries, some scientists were absolutely convinced that the Earth was hollow, with vast inner realms that could even support life. A few even believed there were
1. William Branham Before televangelists flooded the airwaves, there was William Branham, a healing revival preacher from the 1940s and ’50s who laid the groundwork for what would become the modern Pentecostal movement. His quiet, almost mystical demeanor made him
1. Don’t You Dare Whistle Underwater in Vermont At some point, lawmakers in Vermont decided that whistling underwater was just too unruly to be tolerated. It’s hard to tell if they were trying to prevent pranksters or protect public pools
1. Telautograph (1888) Long before we had digital signatures and remote writing tools, Elisha Gray invented the telautograph, a device that could send handwritten messages over a wire. Think of it as the great-grandparent of the fax machine, only it
1. Kellogg’s Oatbake Cereal If you grew up in the ’90s, there’s a good chance Kellogg’s Oatbake made its way into your morning routine. It was hearty, just sweet enough, and felt like a warm hug in cereal form. Unlike
