Pineapples being a luxury is super true! This was during a time when stuff like chocolate, coffee, and tea were also high-status items. Pineapples were so rare and hard to grow in European climates that they became symbols of wealth and even art. You’d see them in paintings and, as …

Woolworth's story is indeed remarkable. It's fascinating how some places become so much more than their original purpose. The Greensboro sit-ins are a major part of Civil Rights education. It always gives me chills thinking about those four students who sat down and helped stand up for millions.

Fascinating how a single artist's creation can spawn a whole new term that sticks for decades. It's a reflection of the TV era and how it reshaped leisure time. I wonder if there's a modern equivalent with all the streaming we do now. Streaming sweet potatoes, anyone?

So here's the deal, the Mongol Empire was indeed massive, stretching from Eastern Europe all the way to East Asia at its peak, which made it the largest contiguous land empire. But the British Empire, although not contiguous, ultimately came to control more land across all continents, making it the …