I invented a fake idiom and asked ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude to define it. One made things up, one over-explained — and only ...

California is home to a varied history and a mix of cultures, both of which are reflected in the many distinctive foods that ...

A lot of “American foods” — hamburgers, hot dogs, apple pie — weren’t actually invented in the States. Rather, they were imported from other countries. Americans still have plenty of cuisine to call ...

On a trip to New York City in 1902, Mary Anderson realized what a nuisance the falling snow was for her streetcar driver. Anderson couldn’t drive, but back home in Birmingham, she sketched up her ...

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We often take for granted all the technological advances that we use on a daily basis, from the moment we get up in the morning and throughout the day. Without gadgets like the alarm clock to make ...

You’re probably reading this over Wi-Fi. Today marks the 25th anniversary of this transformative technology—a milestone that reminds us just how integral Wi-Fi has become in our daily lives. For Gen Z ...

Fame and fortune sometimes require more than brains and effort, especially in the realm of invention. Whether modified and improved upon, grabbed by a more famous inventor, or just completely ...

It is certainly tough to select the countries that have invented the most things in all human history because “things” is a very vague word and “all human history” is a long time span to cover. These ...

Editor's note: This story, on the mysterious origins of the high five, first appeared in the August 8, 2011 issue of ESPN The Magazine. WHEN I FIRST PHONED Lamont Sleets this spring, I knew only the ...

Despite sending humans to Earth's orbit and the moon, the idea of humans surviving in outer space must seem like science fiction. Creating an environment that can sustain human life in the almost ...