100 years ago, people were eating things that most of us will never taste. So what happened? Time travel back to 1905. Back in 1905, a book called "The Apples of New York" was published by the New York State Department of Agriculture. It featured hundreds of apple varieties of all shapes, colors, and sizes, including Thomas Jefferson's personal favorite, the Esopus … [Read more...] about 100 years ago, people were eating things that most of us will never taste. So what happened?
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37 years ago, Jambo the Gorilla made headlines all over the world
Exactly 37 years ago, in 1986, 5-year-old Levan Merritt visited to the zoo with his brothers and parents. But what was meant to be a nice day quickly turned into a nightmare that the family would recall for the rest of their lives... The day started off nicely. They walked around and enjoyed seeing all the animals. It was now time to visit the large, imposing … [Read more...] about 37 years ago, Jambo the Gorilla made headlines all over the world
Neanderthals Became Extinct 40,000 Years Ago, Yet Their DNA Keeps Them Alive
There has never been more of their DNA on Earth. Since their discovery in 1856, Neanderthals have acted as a mirror of our own humanity. What we believe we know about them has been fashioned and molded to conform to cultural trends, societal conventions, and scientific standards. From ill specimens to primordial sub-human lumbering relatives to sophisticated humans, they … [Read more...] about Neanderthals Became Extinct 40,000 Years Ago, Yet Their DNA Keeps Them Alive
Vikings Were in North America Exactly 1,000 Years Ago, According to an Ancient Solar Storm
According to the poem, Columbus sailed across the ocean blue in 1492. According to a new study, European settlement in North America had already begun by the year ten twenty-one. Christopher Columbus was beaten to the Americas by a few centuries - the Vikings arrived in Newfoundland around the turn of the millennium, and Native Americans have them both beat by at least … [Read more...] about Vikings Were in North America Exactly 1,000 Years Ago, According to an Ancient Solar Storm