A counterfactual history of a 22-year-old woman in 1967. How different choices in work, war, and women’s rights could have changed one ordinary grandma’s life.
The Victorian Street Doctor of London, 1877
Who was the 1877 London street doctor selling “Arabian Family Ointment”? Inside Victorian street medicine, quack cures, and life on the margins.
5 Things That Photo of a Laughing German Misses
In 1945 Allied troops forced German civilians to watch films of concentration camps. That famous photo of a laughing woman hides a harsher, stranger story.
Einstein’s Divorce Deal: The Nobel Prize for Freedom
Einstein promised his first wife Mileva Marić all the money from a Nobel Prize he had not yet won, in exchange for a divorce. Here’s why he did it and what it cost.
Jimmy Carter, Peter Yarrow & Presidential Pardons
Why did Jimmy Carter pardon Peter Yarrow for a sex offense against a minor? How do presidential pardons work, and what made this case so unusual?
What If Your Brother Didn’t Die Suddenly?
A counterfactual history of one man’s sudden death at 57. How might his life, his family, and even small corners of history have changed if he’d lived?
Marie Curie’s Affair Scandal and Her Second Nobel
Marie Curie’s 1911 affair with physicist Paul Langevin sparked a media scandal, Nobel Prize pressure, and Einstein’s famous support. Here’s what really happened.
Archaeologists Find Anglo-Saxon Palace Near Famous Sutton-Hoo Site
RENDLESHAM, ENGLAND – Archaeologists have stumbled across a massively important find near one of the … Archaeologists Find Anglo-Saxon Palace Near Famous Sutton-Hoo SiteRead more
5 Things People Get Wrong About Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen was born in 1926 in Regina, Saskatchewan, and reinvented himself from serious actor to deadpan comedy legend. Here are 5 myths and surprises.
The Man Who Fell Off a Cruise Ship and Lived
In 2022, James Grimes fell overboard a Carnival cruise ship and survived 18 hours in the Gulf of Mexico. Here’s what happened, how he lived, and why it matters.