Fist Fights on Venetian Bridges
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 1, 2019
Throughout the Middle Ages and the early Modern Period, Venice was divided into many administrative districts and rival factions, who disp...
Fatberg: The Fatty Monster of The Sewer
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 30, 2019
Blockages in sewers are pretty common in cities across the globe. But how large a congealed mass of filth has to be before it gets its own n...
Russia’s Circular Warships
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 28, 2019
In the latter half of the 19th century, ships began to transition from wood to iron and many engineers thought the time was ripe to experime...
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...
