Spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC) is one of the strangest and most enduring mysteries in recorded history. The idea that a human body could burst into flames without any […]
The Van Meter Visitor: Iowa’s Forgotten Cryptid
In the quiet town of Van Meter, Iowa, something strange happened over the course of five nights in 1903. It was said to have wings like a bat, […]
The Curse of the Cairo, Illinois Ghost Town
Cairo, Illinois, sits at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, a location that should have made it one of the most prosperous cities in America. In […]
The Tower of Silence: Tradition, Ecology, and the Vanishing Vultures
For thousands of years, the Zoroastrian faith has followed a funerary custom that carefully balances respect for the dead with deep reverence for the natural world. Known as […]
Fallingwater: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Masterpiece Over the Waterfall
In the rolling woodlands of southwestern Pennsylvania, Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house that seemed to grow out of the very landscape. Completed in 1937 for the Kaufmann […]
Charlie Kirk and the Debate Over Hate Speech in America
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was a central figure in America’s modern conservative youth movement. While his career was marked by tireless advocacy for limited government, […]
Barton, North Dakota: A Small Town with a Big History
Barton, North Dakota, is a small unincorporated community in Pierce County, nestled among the vast prairie landscapes that define the state. Like many rural towns across North Dakota, […]
Gerontology: Understanding the Study of Aging and the Life Course
Gerontology is the scientific study of aging, encompassing the biological, psychological, and social processes that people experience as they grow older. Unlike geriatrics, which focuses specifically on medical […]
Pope Honorius I: The Controversial Pontiff of the Seventh Century
Pope Honorius I was born in Campania, a region of southern Italy, sometime in the late sixth century. His exact birth date remains unknown, but historical accounts describe […]