History

Why Vitamins Are Funky

May 20, 2013

History, People, Science

The term vitamin was derived from 'vitamine,' a compound word coined in 1912 by the Polish biochemist Kazimierz Funk, when working at the Lister Institute Of Preventive Medicine (who also invented Listerine, an... Read More...

Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II Discusses Nymph Racing And The Chastity Commission

April 21, 2013

History, People

Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg dominions from 1780 to 1790. Here he is discussing ploughing fields, Vienna's traditional whore race, his mother's Commission On Chastity, looking ... Read More...