History may have depicted Vikings as brutish, horned helmet-wearing warriors, but there's far more to their culture than seafaring and plundering. The Vikings had a very unique culture that could be harsh at times, but also emphasized practices in hygiene that many people might find...

After thousands of years of living as a nomadic, hunter-gatherer species, there came a time when humans learned to work the land and domesticate animals in order to stay in one place. This allowed the first civilizations to form, which consisted of groups of people working together in the...

The United States has the strongest Navy in the world, and under current plans, should reach its goal of maintaining 300 ships in its force by 2034: retiring 244 ships and purchasing 264 more. Although the U.S. Naval budget has fluctuated over the decades depending on war time and approval...

Native Americans are those who are indigenous to the United States and there are still 574 federally recognized tribes. They have been around for centuries and continue to cherish their many sacred practices and traditions. From their clothing, language, and more, here are some unique things...

Life in 2019 is a world away from what life was like a century ago. In the early 20th century, people went about their day-to-day lives – from going on dates to taking walks in the park – yet it was completely different from how we would do those activities in the present day. For...

During World War II, in 1944, a United States Navy submarine and it's crew of 80 members disappeared off of the coast of Japan. During its time in operation, the submarine was in working order with researchers still questioning what may have happened to it. Today, Tim Taylor and his team...

Beachgoers in Brittany, France, discovered something extraordinary and quite unusual. A boulder revealed by low tide had 20 lines of engravings in multiple languages. Historians struggled to decipher it until 2019 when they turned the riddle into a competition. Learn the secrets behind the...

Are you up for taking the ultimate road trip? For plenty of years, roads have provided people an efficient way to travel. However, that's not always the case since some roads are heavily traveled and worn down dramatically. Others are remote, winding, or extremely narrow that make them...

Imagine you own a vacation home in rural Maine. You may have heard legends of a mythical creature that lurks in the shadows and breaks into people's homes. Suddenly, you begin to notice there is food missing from your pantry. Then, some of your clothes are gone. Although there is no...

While an all-out battle may be the only way to truly determine which country has the strongest military, hopefully, we'll never have to find out. If there isn't a real battle to judge, how does someone determine who has the most powerful military in the world? Is it the number of...

Since rock and roll first came onto the music scene, it has provided a platform for artists to express themselves in a way that once wasn't possible. Over the years, common themes have ranged from love, life, heartbreak, partying, and of course, rock and roll itself. Rock and roll is a...