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Before Alarm Clocks, There Were ‘Knocker-Uppers’
Imagine life without alarm clocks. Workdays would start at noon, breakfast would be brunch, and no one would make it to class before...
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This Woman Owns Over 100,000 Pieces of Latin Music
Alejandra Fierro Eleta, aka Gladys Palmera, has had an affinity for Latin music ever since she was a little girl. After spending a y...
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The Female Detective Who Saved Lincoln’s Life
When Kate Warne first applied for a position at the Pinkerton Detective Agency, she was laughed at. Still, she persevered and soon b...
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The Unlikely Origins of Five Everyday Things
In this reel, we take it back to the very beginning, meeting with inventors and risk takers who changed the game. We learn about the...
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Reviving a 3,000-year-old Ancient Ballgame
Long before basketball and soccer, ancient Mayans were hitting the park to play rounds of Mesoamerican ballgame. Dating back to 3000...
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The Link Between Japanese Samurai and Real Indigo
Real indigo-dyed clothing is not like the blue you know. Richer than the chemical blues used on most fabrics today, real indigo dye...
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Tracking Down Apples Lost to Time
David Benscoter spent 24 years mastering his skills as an investigator, breaking cases on bank robberies and political corruption fo...
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How One Man Found 1,200 Messages in Bottles
For the past 34 years, Wim Kruiswijk has been traversing the coasts of Zandvoort, Netherlands, in search of messages-in-bottles that...
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The Architect Linking Korea’s Past and Future
For architect Kim Hyoman, tradition and modernity are inextricably intertwined. By integrating traditional elements of Korean artist...
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Why ‘Raining Cats and Dogs’ Is More Than an Expression
The phenomenon of animals falling from the sky is (literally) of biblical proportions, with legends and stories permeating cultures...