The Queen Who Sent Greece Into Chaos

The Queen Who Sent Greece Into Chaos


December 28, 2023 | Miles Brucker

The Queen Who Sent Greece Into Chaos


Queen Olympias earned a reputation as one of the most bloodthirsty women in the ancient world, and for good reason.

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GUIDES

Ranking The U.S. Cities With The Most Green Spaces—According To Data

Some cities are all hustle, headlights, and high-rises. Others still have that, but with a twist—a whole lot of grass, trees, and trails sneaking in between the buildings. Green space isn’t just pretty scenery; it cools neighborhoods, soaks up stormwater, gives wildlife a fighting chance, and hands humans somewhere to breathe that isn’t a parking lot.
December 4, 2025 J. Clarke
WORLD HISTORY

There’s a human body part that no other animal has—and evolution still can't explain why it even exists.

Humans share a surprising amount of anatomy with the rest of the animal kingdom. We’ve got the same bones, joints, muscles, and basic internal plumbing. But there’s one tiny, everyday feature that no other species has—not even our evolutionary ancestors—and scientists still shrug when asked why it even exists. Meet the chin: evolution’s biggest unsolved facial mystery.
December 4, 2025 Jesse Singer
TRAVEL TIPS

My flight was canceled while I was already at the gate. The airline rebooked me for the next day—am I entitled to a free night in a hotel?

There’s nothing quite like sitting at the gate, feeling that pre-flight optimism…only to hear the dreaded announcement: “This flight is canceled.” You barely have time to blink before your phone lights up with a rebooking for tomorrow. But what happens tonight—does the airline owe you a hotel?
December 4, 2025 Jesse Singer
Mosses with ten commandments
WORLD HISTORY

Archaeologists and historians can't ignore the strange similarities between the heretic Pharaoh Akhenaten and the biblical Moses.

This debate circles around Moses and Akhenaten as supporters highlight intriguing overlaps and skeptics push back, leaving a narrative shaped by shifting timelines and bold personalities.
December 4, 2025 Miles Brucker
DESTINATIONS

Simon Rodia And The Watts Towers

Simon Rodia was an Italian immigrant in Los Angeles who used hand tools and salvaged materials to build a monument unlike anything the city had ever seen: the Watts Towers.
December 5, 2025 Sasha Wren
WORLD HISTORY

Scientists now believe long-lost “hobbit humans” may be living right alongside locals on a remote Indonesian island.

There’s a place in Southeast Asia where locals have whispered the same story for generations—about small, strange, "Hobbit Humans" living deep in the forests. Most people outside the region have never heard of it. Even fewer have taken the claims seriously. But a handful of researchers say the locals might be describing something far more extraordinary than anyone imagined.
December 2, 2025 Jesse Singer

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