Despite the fact that Wikipedia is one of the most popular websites in the world, some of the articles on Wikipedia are lacking. Thankfully, anybody can edit Wikipedia articles without having to register an account, but not many people take advantage of that fact. So...
As Black History Month draws to a close, I want to share the most popular post on EiH for the month of February: 5 Random Things About 5 Forgotten Black Inventors. Once you're done with that, check out these other fascinating stories from around the Internet. Top 10 Bizarre...
[caption id="attachment_2114" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Countries on the metric system shown in green"] [/caption] The metric system was first proposed as a daily use system of measurement by Flemish mathematician Simon Stevin, in his 1586 pamphlet De...
Nickname: Beaver State Date Ratified: February 14, 1859 (33rd) Capital: Salem [caption id="attachment_1825" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Oregon"] [/caption] Astoria was the first permanent English-speaking settlement west of the Rockies. Oregon is...
During my daily Hansel and Gretel exercise through Wikipedia, I came across a map that shows the spread of obesity in the U.S. from 1985-2006. Watch as the states turn colors year by year as if succumbing to a foreign invasion. I thought this map was appropriate considering...
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="168" caption="Image via Wikipedia"] [/caption] Tomorrow is the 61st birthday of one of the most lovable villains of all time, Marvin the Martian. In honor of this momentous occasion, the Mental Floss Blog has devoted their quick...
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="Image via Wikipedia"] [/caption] There won't be another solar eclipse this long in our lifetimes, so unless you're lucky enough to live in parts of India, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Japan, or the Marshall...
Everybody knows that on July 20, 1969 the first men set foot on the moon, you know Apollo 11 and all. But since the advent of the Gregorian calendar there have been over 400 July 20th's, so lets see what else has happened, shall we? 1656: Swedish forces under the command...
[caption id="attachment_1166" align="alignleft" width="183" caption="Dr. Paul L. Williams"] [/caption] Recently, a scholar by the name of Dr. Paul L. Williams wrote an essay describing the myriad number of ways in which the War on Terror should specifically be a war...
