We've all fancied ourselves geniuses from time to time, but what if you really were one? Do you belong in Mensa? This week's personality quiz takes a look at your analytical skills and the way you tackle problems in order to see which historical figure is your genius alter ego. Are you an Einstein or a Da Vinci? Find out with this short, eight-question quiz.
When you want to learn more about art, history, and culture, museums are usually the best destinations.
Each June, the LGBTQIA+ community comes out in full force to make their voices heard.
Celtic music is revered by many for its relaxing and ethereal qualities. Some list it as a tool for meditation and for finding peace of mind. While some of us may associate its sounds with dreamy medieval fantasies, Celtic music also has a belligerent side. A video that has recently gone viral shows a Celtic carnyx being played live for an audience.
When you think of a monumental bell, what comes to mind?
One can find fascinating, surprising things in medieval manuscripts.
Linguists frequently debate the origins of language, aided by anthropologists and biologists in trying to determine just when, why, and how humans began to communicate verbally—estimates range from 50,000 to 2 million years ago. But no matter when speech evolved, language has become the defining feature of the human condition. While words spoken aloud may vanish into the air of history, words written down last generations and millennia.
Founding Father Benjamin Franklin is known as a great American Patriot who signed the Declaration of Independence.
The Hebrew Bible is a foundational text of human history, no matter your religion or belief in its contents.
Located in New Orleans, the National WWII Museum focuses on the contributions that America made to the Allied victory in World War II. Through exhibitions and memorabilia, the museum walks visitors through the American experience of this conflict. World War II engulfed the entire world from 1939 to 1945, and the museum does an incredible job of showing the many aspects of its all-encompassing nature.
Welcome to the Hereford Mappa Mundi, or as one might call it: a view of the world from an Englishman...
Most book lovers would agree that coming across a very long sentence in a novel can sometimes require multiple reads...
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