November 7, 1917 marks the second stage of the Russian Revolution when Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky lead Communist revolutionaries in a violent overthrow and captured the Winter Palace. You may have seen slightly different dates for these events - Russia still used the Julian calendar. But by any...

When I was a kid, I used to play with the shiny little balls of mercury in our bathroom drawer. A thermometer must have broken in there, and all that was left were these goofy little balls that moved when you squished them with your finger. Then the little liquid...

I just love to look in other people's windows. I tell myself it's not creepy since I'm not trying to see any people. In fact, I get annoyed if the people inside are blocking my view. I just want to see their homes and how they've decorated. I'm always looking for...