Forgotten History

A Roomba-Like Cleaner was Patented in 1957

A Roomba-Like Cleaner was Patented in 1957

Home robots are still an amazing concept, especially for people who grew up watching episodes of "The Jetsons" on ...

Rasputin is the Reason for “Work of Fiction” Disclaimers in Movie Credits

Rasputin is the Reason for "Work of Fiction" Disclaimers in Movie Credits

If you have the patience to sit all the way through the end of a movie's credit (maybe waiting for a little post-credit ...

Dr. Seuss Wrote an Adult Book with Illustrations of Naked Women

Dr. Seuss is one of the most beloved children author's of all time, creating classic characters and stories like The ...

18 American Presidents Didn’t Have a Vice President For All or Part of Their Terms

18 American Presidents Didn't Have a Vice President For All or Part of Their Terms

We're used to seeing a president and a vice president, but more than a dozen times throughout American history, there ...

Members of the Electoral College Have Voted Their Own Way 158 Times

In the United States, presidents are not elected directly-- instead, each state's votes are tallied and the winner ...

The USSR Landed Multiple Probes on Venus in the 1960s

When we think of the space race, we generally think of initial race to put a human in space and the moon landing which ...