History is full of military inventions that seem completely absurd—like bat bombs, exploding rats, or pigeon-guided missiles.

Retirement didn't slow down former pharmacist Damian Smith, it sparked invention of a portable camping kettle.

Marie Van Brittan Brown and her husband, Albert, filed for the patent in 1966 and received approval three years later.

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After taking a yearlong victory lap for SNL50, 'Saturday Night Live' feels sluggish in Season 51 amid chaotic cast turnover.

Many inventions get revised over time. The pandemic gave one medical school student an idea about changing the stethoscope.

South Carolina boasts numerous historical firsts in America, from the first European settlement to the first patent for a ...

Joe Rinaudo is doing everything to ensure his passion for photoplayers, the self-playing pianos that scored silent movies, outlives him even as interest in the instrument has waned for a long time, ...

From the Greeks and the Romans to the Ottoman empire, the history of Sardis, Turkey, is one of persistent turnover. But its ...

Explore the fascinating origins of the sandwich, born from the Earl of Sandwich's gambling habit. Discover how this iconic ...

Horse-drawn carriages clatter down car-free streets. The mouth-watering smell of fudge wafts from quaint storefronts. Ferries ...