Fanny Burney’s Gruesome Mastectomy
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 26, 2019
In the days before anesthesia, the prospect of having to go under the knife was far more horrific than the affliction the procedure was supp...
The French Chateau With The World’s Largest Private Collection of Warplanes
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 26, 2019
Among the rolling hills of Burgundy's wine country, surrounded by vineyards and forested land, stands a 14th-century castle belonging to...
The Ottoman Sultans Who Were Raised in Cages
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 25, 2019
Topkapi Palace from across the Bosporus, Istanbul. Photo credit: Faraways/Shutterstock.com Situated in the heart of Istanbul and visible f...
Gloria Ramirez: The Toxic Lady
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 23, 2019
Do you have people in your lives that you can’t stand? A co-worker perhaps, or a family member, or a grumpy neighbor. You may call them “tox...
The Museum That Collects Houses
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 20, 2019
The Weald and Downland Living Museum in Singleton, West Sussex. Photo credit: Anguskirk/Flickr In the village of Singleton, in West Suss...
The Mountain Where Space Junk Litters
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 20, 2019
The Altai Mountains in Central Asia is exceedingly beautiful with snow-capped peaks, rich pine forests and valleys studded with stunning alp...
Gabon’s Ancient Nuclear Reactor
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 19, 2019
The nuclear age might have begun in America, but it was in Gabon where the world’s first fission reaction started. Gabon is one of the rich...
Meteor Burst Communication
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 16, 2019
Everyday billions of space rocks crash into the earth’s atmosphere and disintegrate before they reach the ground. This produces two main eff...
The Editor of Encyclopædia Britannica Once Wrote a Guidebook to Edinburg’s Prostitutes
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 13, 2019
In the late 18th century, tourists seeking carnal pleasure in Scotland’s capital city Edinburgh had a handy guidebook to start with. It det...
The Ancient Egg Hatcheries of Egypt
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 11, 2019
Chickens that are raised in farms are almost never hatched by their mothers. Instead, they are hatched using artificial heat in large elect...
