In honor of today being Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday, author John Green is here to give you a history crash course about the famous, contradictory, and …
The Origins of April Fools’ Day
This video shares different theories of why and how April Fools’ Day came about, but it also shares the April Fools’ Day traditions of other …
Badass Ladies in History: Shajar al-Durr
Welcome back to another installment of Badass Ladies in History! Today, I am extremely excited and honored to introduce you to one of the most …
Banning AP Classes? HB 1380 and Its Implications
Advanced Placement classes, usually known simply as AP, have long been a rite of passage for the gifted and talented among high school students. AP …
Time Lapse Video Shows Style Evolution Over 100 Years
1910-2010: A time period that represents an incredible array of style — maybe even more than you realized. This timelapse video from the content creator Cut presents two …
Badass Ladies in History: Mary McLeod Bethune
Happy December, Germ readers! It’s time to get excited this Christmas season about all of the amazing things to come as we celebrate the closing of 2014 …
Badass Ladies in History: Mary Shelley
Happy October, Germ readers! I hope your month thus far has been filled with yummy pumpkin spice lattes, cold sweater weather (which has yet to …
Badass Ladies in History: Gertrude B. Elion
Gertrude B. Elion, or “Trudy” as she liked to be called, was a woman of incredible innovation in the field of science, specifically when it …
Genealogy 101
The United States is the great American melting pot, rich with contributions from all over the globe. Most of these immigrants try to blend into …