Airbnb has evolved into a spectacular showcase of some of the best architectural designs throughout the world. People seeking to enrich their holidays through inspiring aesthetics, intricate details, or rich historical significance should consider these top 5 luxurious architectural homes. It was...
As members of one of the most reviled and sinister organizations ever to rise to power, the Nazis were the architects of many evil and disturbing plans. Genocide, medical experimentation on humans, world war; you name it the Nazis did it. However, while living in a ruthlessly efficient military...
Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of America. Jefferson was born to an affluent family in 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia and was educated at local schools led by ministers and pastors as a child. At the age of nine,...
Vertiginous views are one thing, but combine such dizzying prospects with the sense that the planks on which you walk might give way at a moment's notice, and even the bravest soul would be forgiven for allowing a little fear to creep in. The urge to inhabit high up places has been with us throughout...
A dongle refers to a certain type of hardware that one can attach to a computer or laptop in order to make a program run. In this capacity, a dongle is used in order to implement a higher level of security as a way of preventing the illegal copying of software. This is done because copying hardware...
Houston, Texas officials have plans to cover the city with a dome to protect the city from severe weather. Architects, scientists, and engineers have teamed to construct a dome over the city to protect it from hurricanes, cyclones, and temperature extremes. The DomeProject has residents worried...
Born on the 2nd of June 1840, in Dorset, England, Thomas Hardy was an author and poet best known for his painfully pessimistic and fatalistic novels in line with the naturalist school of thought. His works rank among the classics of Victorian literature and he holds a place in the literary canon....
The MeditationsBy Marcus Aurelius Written 167 A.C.E.Translated by George Long Book One From my grandfather Verus I learned good morals and the government of my temper. From the reputation and remembrance of my father, modesty and a manly character. From my mother, piety and beneficence, and...
I blame the History Channel. It used to be just the kooks who believed that extraterrestrials were responsible for anything in humanity’s past, or that amazing advanced ancient societies on islands disappeared leaving only a handful of artifacts in their wake. Now, with a supposedly fact-based network backing them up, a whole new generation of people are falling for the same old BS. Here are 15 mysteries that just aren’t so mysterious.
