The 10 Most Exciting Rescues in History

History and current events can sometimes be more exciting...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/02/The-10-Most-Exciting-Rescues-in-History/

How Historical Figures Might Look Today...

The British TV channel Yesterday commissioned digital artists to alter classic portraits of historical figures and set them in the modern world. Some you wouldn't recognize in their new clothing! See Shakespeare at his m...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/02/How-Historical-Figures-Might-Look-Today/

Vatican City Explained...

[http://youtu.be/OPHRIjI3hXs] (YouTube link)C.G.P. Grey explains Vatican City in just a few minutes -which is a quick overview, because the smallest country in the world is apparently the most complicated. Or at least ve...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/04/11/Vatican-City-Explained/

The Story Of New York's Sidewalk Clock...

Manhattan jeweler William Barthman and employee Fr... ...orner of Broadway And Maiden Lane. Read about the history

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/31/The-Story-Of-New-Yorks-Sidewalk-Clock/

Anthropologists Uncover All the Ways We’ve Wiped...

Mentions of toilet paper don't appear in historical archives until the 16th century. However, cleaning one's posterior is a custom that goes back …no one knows how far. And there is documentation of the different...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/08/Anthropologists-Uncover-All-the-Ways-Weve-Wiped/

5 Obsessive Weirdos Who Made the World a Better Place...

Cracked has another list of interesting historical figures who did some bizarre things that led to the world as we know it. For example, we assume that the food we eat doesn't have a lot of dangerous additives, but it wa...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/02/10/5-Obsessive-Weirdos-Who-Made-the-World-a-Better-Place/

9 Little Translation Mistakes That Caused Big Problems...

Most languages cannot be translated word-by-word because context, shading, and usage vary, and even those change over time. This can give us a laugh when using mechanical translations such as Babelfish, but are oh-so-imp...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/02/08/9-Little-Translation-Mistakes-That-Caused-Big-Problems/

Laconic History of the World

"Laconic" means "in few words." Here's how Martin... ...y running all the various countries’ “ History of _____” Wikipedia article through a word... ...ndary. The result is thousands of years of human history oversimplified into 100-some words.Whether this s... ...about each country or the...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/06/Laconic-History-of-the-World/

How a Beautiful Widow Defeated a General and Inspired a Hanukkah Tradition...

Detail of Judith. Christifano Allori, 1613You migh... ...and one of the more riveting stories in religious history was born.The account of Judith and Holofernes is...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/12/15/How-a-Beautiful-Widow-Defeated-a-General-and-Inspired-a-Hanukkah-Tradition/

The Nautical Roots of the Modern Tattoo...

Tattoos have long been associated with sailors, fo... ...lors, for good reason. Travelers from way back in history got tattoos to identify who they were and where t... ...ted in. Collector's Weekly has much more in their history of sailors and their tattoos. Link

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/12/11/The-Nautical-Roots-of-the-Modern-Tattoo/

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