The dark origins of Disney fairy tales – Claudia SchwabeWatch this video on YouTube If you think Disney fairy tales are all about true love, talking animals, and happily-ever-afters, the original versions might come as a bit of a shock. Before they were cleaned up for family audiences, these stories featured cannibalism, mutilation, child-eating wolves, […]
How Our Diet Changed? Data from 1930 to 2026Watch this video on YouTube From home-cooked meals to ultra-processed convenience foods, the American diet has changed dramatically over the past century. This animated graph tracks 100 years of calorie consumption, comparing what Americans were eating in 1930 versus 2026. Back then, bread, potatoes, red meat, milk, […]
When you experience something that can’t easily be explained, do you think of the supernatural? Zeferli/iStock via Getty Images Plus Melissa Maffeo, Wake Forest University Around 1 in 5 Americans say they’ve seen a ghost. I’m not one of them, and I probably never will be. I blame my brain. Let me explain. No one […]
The assumption was that the wheel evolved from wooden rollers. Tetra Images via Getty Images Kai James, Georgia Institute of Technology Imagine you’re a copper miner in southeastern Europe in the year 3900 B.C.E. Day after day you haul copper ore through the mine’s sweltering tunnels. You’ve resigned yourself to the grueling monotony of mining […]
Students hold a vigil near the scene of a shooting at Florida State University. The gunman allegedly consulted ChatGPT about how to carry out the attack. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images Anat Lior, Drexel University On Feb. 10, 2026, an 18-year-old woman, Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed eight people and herself in a mass shooting in […]
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! …or hear it on the radio, watch it on TV, refresh it on Twitter/X, or get trapped in a 47-minute YouTube deep dive. This video tracks how Americans consumed news and public information from 1920 all the way to 2026, revealing the dramatic rise and fall of newspapers, radio […]
Why Did the Greeks Create a Monster Stronger Than Zeus? | MonstrumWatch this video on YouTube This fascinating episode of Storied, hosted by Dr. Emily Zarka, explores the legend of Typhon, the monstrous “father of monsters” from Greek mythology who was powerful enough to nearly destroy the gods themselves. More than just a giant fire-breathing […]
Kids' Dream Jobs? Data from 1920 to 2026Watch this video on YouTube Cowboys, firefighters, astronauts, magicians… and now YouTubers, influencers, and esports stars. Kids’ dream jobs have changed a lot over the last century, and this fascinating animated graph shows exactly how those childhood ambitions evolved from 1920 all the way to 2026. Using data […]