European women used to leave toad votives in holy places as pleas for divine help.

It’s the earliest known recording of him.

When art collectives feud, we all win.

After three decades, someone finally dug it up.

Today is the author's 80th birthday.

It's "evidence of a darker chaos," one scientist says.

It's in surprisingly good condition.

Wild Bill came from a family of die-hard Republicans and clowns, and he created a destination where the only rule is "faster, wilder."

Created around 1659 by a Dutch cartographer, it's the first map to show Tasmania.

It's 200,000 light years across.

Some puckish politico has placed them across Indiana.

Before doctors settled on the T-shape, these contraceptives came in all shapes and sizes.

It was in a plastic bag.

Who leaves a mystery safe unopened??

One woman in London is dedicated to starting the world's first physical space wholly dedicated to vaginas.

"I’m an American" was the U.S. government's attempt to promote tolerance in the run-up to World War II.

They are nice sinks.

Imagine finding this in your new home.

Where's the beef?

When will the party end for online poker's refugees?

Also, toffee tins, mess kits, and a 1930s sports car.

Golf balls have been haunting potato fields for decades.

It contained a puzzle of sorts.

Roads, colleges, war—all funded by lottery tickets.