This story appears in the September 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. At the end of the 19th century a middle-aged Swedish engineer, a patent officer captivated by the promise and ...

In Judd Apatow's book, "Sick in the Head — Conversations about life and comedy," Seinfeld recalls that the very first time he performed stand up, he bombed. Though he had rehearsed his material ...

Before Walt Disney built the empire he has today, he was fired by a newspaper editor because "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas." In 1921, Disney formed his first animation company in ...

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It was marred by defects and other issues, but the Fiero continues to live on as one of the most unusual and unique cars in American automotive history. In the dark days of the late 1970s, the U.S ...

Sometimes it’s difficult to know what to do when things don’t go your way. Maybe your team lost a big match or your exam results weren’t what you were expecting. It can be tough to cope with ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Known as "the Einstein of Wall Street," Peter Tuchman is one of the most famous traders on the New York Stock Exchange. He showed us why coming to the floor of the ...

There are several actresses, including Sridevi, Rekha, Alia Bhatt, Rani Mukerji, who began their acting journeys as a child artist. Another name on the list is Jannat Zubair Rahmani, who started ...