The Codex Gigas is the largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript in the world, at a length of 3-feet. It is a Romanesque Latin Bible, with other texts, some secular, added in the second half of the book.

If you think AIN'T is bad English well it ain't necessarily so. In this video you will learn the history of AIN'T and when it's OK to use it in neutral and formal English

Theoretical physics professor Michio Kaku outlines the evolution of computers from analog to digital and introduces quantum computers as the next frontier.

Discover the hidden history behind Halloween's origins. Journey back to the ancient festival of Samhain, a pagan tradition that shaped the holiday we celebrate today.

Every little girl dreams of the day that they can be a princess, and for many girls of Mexican and Guatemalan descent that dream comes true on their Quinceañera night.

Picture it: San Antonio, 1910. Hundreds of tables, huge pots of chili bubbling over mesquite fires as dancers and musicians entertain the patrons. The Chili Queens of San Antonio built on a centuries-old tradition of chili-flavored foods by selling them f...

Learn about a magnificent French porcelain table on display in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace. Discover how after being crafted by the skilled Sèvres factory for Napoleon in 1806, this grand table was gifted to George IV by the French as a tok...

Don’t you sometimes wish you could travel back in time and steal sweet treats from grandma’s cookie jar? These weren't just any cookies - they were the ones that brought generations together with flavors you might have forgotten, but will never stop lovin...

Napoleon contemporary, Pope Leo XIII was born in 1810 and is the earliest-born person ever filmed (documented).

In southern Italy's Basilicata region, caves snake through the hillside town of Matera – the remains of neolithic villages that date back more than 6,000 years.

A new study found that the skies in Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” align with current models of atmospheric turbulence.

To say the Great Depression changed the way Americans ate would be an understatement. Times were tough in the 1930s and people had to be creative with the few ingredients they could find and afford. Let’s take a look at them now!

Discover the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a monumental $1 billion project set just two kilometers from the Great Pyramids of Giza.

The Game Boy Color Sewing Machine, formally known as the Jaguar JN-100, was a unique and rare piece of technology released in Japan by Singer in collaboration with Nintendo in the late 1990s.

When Queen Victoria stepped onto the throne of Great Britain and Ireland in 1837, gone were the days when the monarch had supreme authority over the kingdom.