Knowledge Snacks

Was Catherine the Great tough or merry? She was merry. She loved to laugh, was cultured, friendly, and charming. She was not the belle of the ball, though.

Want to know all the basics about Siberian tigers? Here you go.

Curious about Elon Musk? These 17 little-known fun facts about the charismatic entrepreneur will get you to know him better.

Travel, cars, and human-computer interactions will never be the same. These 8 audacious companies founded by Elon Musk are spicing things up.

Dare to bare it all. In these beaches from all over the world nudism is allowed, actually in some of them, nudism is mandatory.

Catherine the Great thought serfdom/slavery was an inhumane institution. Yet she ultimately reinforced. Why?

Simon Bolivar is a dashing mix between Washington and Lincoln. He freed 5 countries from Spanish rule and abolished slavery in those territories. Get to know Simon through 15 interesting facts.

There are plenty of portraits of Simon Bolivar floating around. But which one is accurate? Here is the real face of the Liberator of South America taken from no other than his death mask.

Some of your favorite animals might be on the brink of extinction. The list includes stunning tigers and powerful gorillas.

All about Apollo 15. What was new in this mission, its achievements, mishaps, and scandals.

The Spanish flu broke out in military camps and then spread to towns and cities during WWI, killing millions. Why was it so deadly? How did it spread so fast? And how did it stop?

Here is a list of all the fake websites that impersonate Meghan Markle’s charity. They redirect to Kanye’s video “Gold Digger,” to a page on “Charity fraud,” to the “Gaslighter” song, and to other prank-pages.

April. Coronavirus spares no one. Check out the A-listers, famous athletes, singers, prime ministers, and royals that caught the bug.

Here are 9 cool animals discovered in the last decades, from whales and ‘saolas’ to an alien-looking squid.

Catherine the Great was born in Germany to a minor noble family. Yet, she managed to become the empress of Russia. How did she do it? And who was she?

(Oct. 2019) An A to Z of Taylor Swift’s finances. Here is how the mega star earns and spends her dollars.

The 25-year-old makes more money in a year than most people during their lifetime. So let’s see how Justin Bieber makes his money, and the price tag of his houses.

Only 3 U.S. presidents have really, truly faced impeachment. Find out who is the unlucky trio, and why they were impeached.

What is impeachment? Who can be impeached? What offenses can lead to an impeachment? How does the process of impeachment work? These and 5 more questions about impeachment answered.

We keep you in the loop about Justin Bieber’s civil state: is he married? to whom? since when?…

They were just playing hide and seek. And we are happy these 12 cuddly creatures were rediscovered in recent years, after being out of sight for decades or centuries.

The killers had gotten away with the perfect crime, but the police kept investigating and solved these 4 cold cases in 2019, including the Bear Brook murders which involved a serial killer.

(Oct. 2019) Not to ruin the suspense, but all the most viewed YouTube videos are songs, except for an endearing children’s show. This article includes the videos and the story behind each of them.

Bet you don’t know. But nor for long. Here are the inventors of your favorite 15 websites and apps. Plus, how they came up with the ideas.

Did your favorite song made it into the top ten? It’s a fierce competition. This awesome list includes the music videos plus the story behind each song. (Updated on Nov. 2019)

See the world map change as one empire succeeds another. These are 16 of the largest empires ever, from Mongolia’s mega empire to Britain’s.

These best-selling novels have proven they are people’s favorites (Pssst: did Harrry Potter make into the list?)

And they were also splendid. These 6 ancient cities had gardens, magnificent buildings, and some of them even had shopping malls.

Some of these royal palaces are so luxurious they even have air-conditioned stables. Word.

These extreme adventurers have walked through deserts and jungles, swam tropical rivers, and rowed the largest oceans. They have broke records doing so.

These 5 mega cities had laws, writing systems, water supply, irrigation control, and more… 4,000 years ago!

Somebody sure broke their piggy bank. These are the 6 most expensive paintings ever sold. What do you think, are they worth it?

Atheistic religions are quite popular in Asia. Instead of relying on an external god, they focus on self-development.