A War Was Fought Over a Bucket
Fact: The War of the Oaken Bucket (1325) was between the Italian city-states of Modena and Bologna. It started when Modena stole a wooden bucket from Bologna!
The Mongols Created the First International Postal System
Genghis Khan established the Yam (postal system), which allowed for fast, reliable communication across the vast Mongol Empire. Riders could travel 200 miles per day using relay stations.
Various observations of distant galaxies have shown that the universe is expanding at an enormous rate. Other data show that it is gradually cooling, leading to the possibility that the universe will end when it freezes.
A new study explores how advanced extraterrestrial civilizations might evolve into “stellivores,” harvesting stellar mass for energy beyond the Kardashev Scale's limits. Researchers suggest observing “accreting binaries” to detect potential tech
