A Brief History of the Word 'Thug' Published Apr 29, 2015 at 12:19 PM EDT Updated Mar 27, 2016 at 2:16 PM EDT. A group of elderly thugs sit on a mat, taken in what is now Pakistan, circa 1865.

There are a handful of gadgets that do one thing so well that they become cult classics long after the company that made them has moved on or closed up shop. [This Does Not Compute] takes us throug… ...

A Brief History of Insults (and So’s Your Mother) Since the beginning of time, humans have looked for ways to knock one another down a few pegs. We really haven’t changed much.

In “A Brief History of the Future,” Ari explores many applications of body-connected tech, including a “third thumb” you can attach to your hand and control with your toes.

Throughout history, dating back to ancient Greek times, doctors have provided medical care to people of all ages, including children. Despite this, pediatrics is a relatively new field of medicine.

Some years ago, Slate contributor Paul Collins became curious about the history of the word bonkers. After a letter to the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary, its etymology was updated ...

Early pancake history The first written records of pancakes come from the ancient Greeks and Romans . Around 500 B.C.E., Athenian poet Cratinus described “a [flat cake] hot and shedding morning ...

In 1965, while appearing live on the BBC in England, theater critic Kenneth Tynan uttered the word f*** as a synonym for sexual intercourse. It was in the context of whether depictions of sex acts ...

A phot of a random white couple / Depositphotos. Here’s more from NewsOne: From 1821 to 1861, Florida underwent a profound evolution spearheaded by the “Cracker” community, according to ...