Candy canes are delicious holiday treats that come in all shapes and sizes. See the carefully choreographed production process in action!

Believe it or not, before the Victorians, people in Britain hardly even celebrated Christmas. They created many traditions that we still continue today.

Learn the history of Hawaii: timeline, Hawaiian history and culture. Hawaii becoming a state. When was Hawaii discovered by Polynesians.

"Nasty, Stinking, Bitter, Puddle Water" is how coffee was once described in the 17th century.

The Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New Your City.

A history and tour.

Remember when the frozen food section was filled with tasty body parts and edible cartoon characters? These products may have disappeared from shelves, but they remain forever in our hearts.

Weird History Food is peeling back the foil on this history of TV Dinners. With its aluminum or microwaveable plate, with separate compartments for meat, vegetable, and dessert, the TV dinner has a special place in food history and culture in the belly of...

Trace the 7,000 year old history of alcohol, from its first known origins in China to cultures all over the world fermenting their own drinks.

Discover what it took to build the Panama Canal, and how this colossal construction project changed the region.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” (“The Magic Flute”) is widely regarded as one of the most influential operas in history. And while it may seem like a childish fairytale at first glance, it’s actually full of subversive symbolism. Joshua Borths...

Kate Humble embarks on a journey around the fabled spice islands of eastern Indonesia in search of two spices that launched epic voyages of discovery, caused bloody wars and shaped empires - nutmeg and cloves.

The sight of mistletoe may either send you scurrying or, if you have your eye on someone, awaiting an opportunity beneath its snow-white berries. But how did the festive tradition of kissing under mistletoe come about? Carlos Reif explains how this long-l...

Discover what makes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony Number Five a musical masterpiece, and uncover the story behind its inception.

Pagan Yule stories & history. Yule runs from December 21 to January 1.