#St. Louis

Author: Anne Ewbank / Source: Atlas Obscura In Little Men, the sequel to Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, the once-tomboyish Jo gives a miniature kitchen to her niece Daisy. The centerpiece was a real iron stove capable of cooking “for a large family of very hungry dolls.” But the best of it,

Author: By​ Giedrė / Source: Bored Panda We know that we’re not supposed to read someone else’s diary, but sometimes it’s simply too hard to resist. Especially when it’s a diary from WWII era! One Imgur user named mynameisbetterthanyours420x69 found their grandpa’s diary from his time in the war

Author: Matthew Taub / Source: Atlas Obscura Never underestimate the power of poop. After more than 1,000 years, it can still have a lot to offer. Just ask the authors of a new study, out today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which discusses how fecal remains can teach us

Author: Matt Davis / Source: Big Think In modern-day Missouri, you can find towering mounds of earth that were once the product of a vast North American culture. Cahokia was the largest city built by this native American civilization. Because the Mississippians who built Cahokia didn’t have a

Author: Sujata Gupta / Source: Science News The task was designed to scare the kids. One by one, adults guided children, ranging in age from 3 to 7, into a dimly lit room containing a mysterious covered mound. To build anticipation, the adults intoned, “I have something in here to show you,” or