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Stan By Your Land: Why Many Country Have Names that End with “Stan”

Stan By Your Land: Why Many Country Have Names that End with “Stan”

If you've always wondered why many country names from central Asia all end with "Stan," be sure to check out…

9 years ago

The Year in News: What Happened Next (Stories From November-December 2014)

Concluding our look back at the stories we covered during 2014 and what happened next, we turn to November. The…

9 years ago

The Year in News: What Happened Next (Stories From May-June 2014)

Continuing our look back at the stories we covered in 2014 and their subsequent developments, we turn to May. Despite…

9 years ago

13 Things You Think Are True, But Actually Aren’t [Video]

Ok, I'm pretty sure you know about some of these facts, but probably not all of them. [CH]

9 years ago

Author Neal Stephenson Joins Augmented Reality Project

A company working on augmented and virtual reality tech has appointed sci-fi writer Neal Stephenson as its "Chief Futurist." Exactly…

9 years ago

The Lord of the Rings Mythology in a Nutshell [Video]

Just before going to see the final Hobbit movie, familiarize yourself with the vastly complex mythology of The Lord of…

9 years ago

Modern-Day Problems Illustrated 50s Style [Pics]

In this series of illustrations, British artist John Holcroft takes a look at modern day problems and illustrates them in…

9 years ago

Video Games As Art Debate Rolls On

A games industry body has called for video games to be legally classified in Europe as a cultural product rather…

9 years ago

90 Interesting Facts About the 90s

Did you know that many of the Power Rangers episodes were filmed in New Zealand, but the show was banned…

9 years ago