Want to talk about a really weird book? Well, do we have a book for you! The Voynich Manuscript is the definition of an enigma. Named after the book salesman who found it, the Voynich Manuscript is an almost unbelievable document full of odd doodles and writings in some unknown language. This strange book very well could be a secret … Read More

Anyone who has been following the stock market for more than a few years knows the fear and heartache that comes with a correction. Market corrections (the pesky moment when people realize something is overvalued and refuse to pay the current rate) have always been a reality of the free market. Corrections are fairly common and happen throughout the market … Read More

Anyone born before the year 2000 remembers spending countless Saturdays roaming the halls of their local shopping mall. Kids across the nation reveled in jealousy of those lucky few that grew up near the Mall of America. The legendary Mall of America is complete with theme parks, restaurants, and hundreds of stores. Since the ribbon cutting of the Mall of … Read More

When it comes to Nuclear bombs there’s large and then there’s Castle Bravo. On March 1st, 1954 the United States detonated the largest Thermonuclear weapon in the world birthing a blast that wouldn’t be topped for nearly 10 years. To this day, it holds the spot as the largest explosion ever caused by the United States and sits as the … Read More

On October 19th, 2017 Robert Weryk turned to a new part of the sky with the Pan-STARRS telescope at Haleakalā Observatory in Hawaii and spotted something that would earn him international acclaim and leave physicists and astronomers scratching their heads for years. Scientists have long pondered the possibility of Interstellar Travel. Even though, Weryk might not be the first astronomer … Read More

The Demon Core had the potential to be one of the most dangerous devices of the 20th century. To understand it, however, we first need to understand how it narrowly escaped its own nuclear detonation. It was the end of World War II. Victory in Europe Day was behind the U.S. and victory in Japan was in sight. The U.S. … Read More

For millennia we have been enamored by the mega projects of the past. The great wall of china, the pyramids of Giza and Chichén Itzá have led archeologists on life-long journeys of discovery. Until recently Stonehenge was regarded as the oldest megalithic structure in the world. However, when Göbekli Tepe was unearthed our perceptions of human history were challenged. Traditional … Read More

Bitcoin has taken the world by storm. Over the past few months, the value of a single bitcoin has nearly doubled that of a brand-new Honda Accord. What’s more is the cryptocurrency shows no signs of slowing. Such rapid growth has led serious and amateur investors alike into a sort of feeding frenzy buying as much Bitcoin as possible. However, … Read More

Travis the Chimpanzee was a beloved figure in the small town of Stamford Connecticut. As far as chimps go, Travis was quite talented. He could open doors using keys, dress himself, feed his owners horses, drink wine from a fancy stemmed wine glass, he could even drive a car. Undoubtedly, Travis the Chimpanzee was no ordinary animal. This is the … Read More

Tim teaches Jaron all about billionaires. Who the richest people in the world are, how they got there, what makes someone a “billionaire”, and how it’s pretty unlikely that you’ll become one.