History

Health

You Had to Be a Little Insane to Be a Surgeon in the 1800s

10.17.17

By Eric Spitznagel
Tech

Cleopatra’s Downfall Was Partly Sparked by Climate Change and Volcanoes

10.17.17

By Becky Ferreira
Pulse

Catalans do not agree on the idea of splitting from Spain

10.17.17

By VICE News
Pulse

We spent 24 hours with a California firefighting crew

10.16.17

By VICE News
Identity

The Gilded Age Starlet Whose Sexual Assault Prompted the ‘Trial of the Century’

10.13.17

By Sarah Roberts
Tech

Remember Hipstamatic? It’s Still Alive

10.09.17

By Claire Downs
Tech

Why the Piloted Flight Speed Record Hasn’t Been Broken in 50 Years

10.06.17

By Caroline Haskins
Food

How a Gin Craze Nearly Destroyed 18th-Century London

10.01.17

By Harry Sword
Tech

Inside the World of the ‘Bitcoin Carnivores’

09.29.17

By Jordan Pearson
Australia Really Was Colonised by a Bunch of Criminals—Here Are Five of Them

09.27.17

By Hayley Morgan
Identity

How Sex Toys Revolutionized the Way We View Women’s Pleasure

09.27.17

By Allee Manning
Health

What It Was Like to Go to the Doctor in 1610

09.26.17

By Ellie Broughton

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Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

Tech via

Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
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Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada