stackyFACTSBefore they were colorful souvenirs for backpackers, border stamps were deadly serious. In the 19th century, they were primarily used to track travelers passing through plague and cholera zones to ensure they quarantined properly.
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The word itself is aggressively literal. Originating in medieval Europe, a "passe port" was exactly what it sounded like: a document giving you permission to…
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It takes an absolutely comical amount of lighter-than-air gas to keep these slow-moving billboards in the sky. If you somehow captured all the helium inside…
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The first prams were completely reversed, meaning parents pushed from behind while the baby led the way. This conveniently meant the infant was the very first…
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Why is Greenwich, London the absolute zero of global longitude? Because in 1884, a bunch of diplomats got together and essentially voted on it. The French…
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Because early computer models couldn't render smooth curves, engineers just chopped the stealth jet into a series of highly sharp, flat panels. The result was…
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Deciding not to take that rail trip might cost you more than actually going. Rail operators brilliantly structure their administrative penalty fees so that…
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