Journey of Everything

Ever wondered why humans decided that the best way to celebrate a birthday or a new year was to launch controlled pipe bombs into the atmosphere? We basically took a destructive force in nature—fire and chaos—and told it to sit, stay, and look pretty in neon pink. From ancient monks scaring off ghosts with bamboo bangs to modern engineers using quantum physics to paint the clouds, the history of f...

Your grocery store has been keeping a secret in the dairy aisle. You’ve seen them: the rustic, earthy brown eggs sitting in premium cartons, looking like they just rolled out of a hayloft, while the white eggs sit there looking... plain. Without a word being said, your brain tells you the brown ones are healthier, more natural, and worth the extra cash. But here is the truth: that brown shell isn'...