Epochal

10/17/2025

It's a strange picture to imagine, but the Great Pyramids of Giza were being built while the last woolly mammoths still walked the Earth. These two icons of the ancient world were actually contemporaries.

10/17/2025

The heart of this ancient English pub is a 5000 year old monolith.

10/17/2025

10/16/2025

From ancient Ethiopia to fascist Rome and back again, a story of reclaimed heritage.

10/16/2025

It was once known as the monkey-eating eagle, a testament to its incredible power. In 1978, a presidential decree officially renamed it to reflect its status as a national treasure. Today, it stands as a symbol of the Philippines, but its survival hangs by a thread.

10/16/2025

Long before you could buy a soda from a machine, the ancient world had its own version. In the 1st century AD, a brilliant inventor designed the world's first coin-operated device. It dispensed something very different than a cold drink.

10/16/2025

The Mason jar, a simple invention by a young tinsmith, revolutionized food preservation forever.

10/16/2025

The Guinness Book of Records was first created to help people win bar bets.

10/16/2025

After being hunted to the brink of extinction, something incredible is happening off the coast of South Africa. Scientists are witnessing humpback whales gather in massive 'super-pods', a sight unseen in over a century.

10/16/2025

In a Siberian cave, archaeologists found a stunning green bracelet dating back 40,000 years. Its creation required advanced techniques thought to be impossible for that era. This single artifact is rewriting what we know about our ancient relatives.

10/16/2025

The Friendship Highway is an 800-mile engineering marvel born from a strategic alliance.

10/15/2025

For over a century, readers in Iceland believed they were reading a direct translation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Instead, their version, published in 1900, was a wild rewrite featuring a political conspiracy and a brand new plot. This literary secret was hidden in plain sight until a scholar finally uncovered the truth in 2014.