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Philadelphia's Trinity Houses are the Original Tiny Houses

Move over, cabin porn. These are the oldest, and cutest.

Dan Nosowitz March 10, 2016

A portrait of a Ming Dynasty emperor, believed to be a depiction of Hongzhi.

This Chinese Emperor Swore Off Consorts—Possibly Because One Murdered His Mom

Sometimes being monogamous is the best thing for an empire.

Tao Tao Holmes November 21, 2022

Women exercising in bloomers, circa 1914.

The 'Itchless' Innovation that Made Minneapolis the Capital of Underwear

Undergarments used to be made of wool.

George Pendle March 7, 2016

Was The Mood Ring A Gateway Drug To An Era Of Self-Obsession?

Tao Tao Holmes February 19, 2016

A Woolworth's (left) among other shops in Scranton, Pennsylvania, at the turn of the 20th century.

In The 1920s, the KKK Hated Minorities, Foreigners, And JC Penney

Cara Giaimo February 19, 2016

FOUND: A 155-Year-Old Mousetrap Still Doing Its Job

Sarah Laskow February 3, 2016

The Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial in D.C.

Why MLK Day Is a Big Deal in Hiroshima

Martin Luther King Jr. was also outspoken against nuclear weapons.

Cara Giaimo January 18, 2016

Exploring the Forgotten Art Deco Artifacts of the New Yorker Hotel

Luke Spencer January 6, 2016

One of the grander uses of a pineapple motif, at Dunmore House in Scotland.

The Hidden History of the Housewarming Pineapple

Cale Weissman November 14, 2022

The Dr. Scholer archives were given to the NYPL by his wife

Inside a Manhattan Coroner’s Grisly, Salacious Case Files

At the turn of the last century, New Yorkers found myriad unusual ways to meet a premature demise.

Luke Spencer December 17, 2015

At the FBI.

Why Mormons Make Great FBI Recruits

What sparked rumors of a "Mormon Mafia"?

Sarah Laskow November 4, 2015

A signed photograph of Harriet Quimby and Matilde Moisant.

The Daredevil Gal Pals Who Conquered the Sky

Harriet Quimby and Matilde Moisant were best friends and the first women licensed as pilots in the United States.

Hadley Meares October 12, 2015

Detail on 74 Wall St. across the street

New York, New York

Site of New York Slave Market

Where now stands a 42-story condominium tower of marble, glass and steel was once the central market of New York’s slave trade.

Protestor David Kirkwood is detained by police in Scotland during the Battle of George Square in 1919. The last known attempted reading of the Riot Act took place during the protest.

What It Actually Means to 'Read the Riot Act' to Someone

The saying got its start as an 18th-century British law to punish protestors.

Ella Morton July 28, 2022

The Lesser-Known History of the Confederate Flag

Cara Giaimo June 23, 2015

<em>Idea dell'Universo</em> Vincenzo Coronelli, Italy, 1683.

An Illustrated Guide to Space Maps

Thousands of years of attempts to understand our place in the cosmos.

Jeremy Berke and Cara Giaimo May 25, 2023

The relief that saved the monastery from Mongols

Yeghegnadzor, Armenia

Noravank Monastery

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

Coconut Cake and Planter’s Punch.

Brooklyn, New York

Gage & Tollner

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.