Lessons

I thought selling Digital Art on Etsy would be simple. I was wrong.
There is a certain kind of optimism that appears when creatives decide to “try something new.” It’s quiet, hopeful, and slightly naïve.
By Svein Ove Hareide2 months ago in History
The Babylonians Who Beat Us to Calculus
A Discovery That Changes the Story, Today So, here we are in 2025, still trying to wrap our heads around how brilliant ancient civilizations really were. We’ve always known the Babylonians were math and astronomy rockstars, but the more we uncover, the more it feels like we’ve underestimated them by a lot.
By Areeba Umair2 months ago in History
Five American Legends That Started With One Ordinary Person
There is a certain hour before sunrise when the world feels suspended. When the trees hold their breath, the sky is bruised purple, and even the wind waits for something to happen. America was built in these moments. Not by generals. Not by presidents. Not by famous names etched into marble.
By The Iron Lighthouse2 months ago in History
The Moon-Dusted Path
The bell tolled, a dull clang against the thick, humid air, and Elara’s shoulders slumped, not in surrender, but in a weary acknowledgement of another day’s end. Her fingers, calloused and stained with the day’s cotton, curled into her palm. The sun, a brutal orange eye, was finally dipping below the tree line, painting the sky in colors too beautiful for the ugly work it oversaw. Sweat trickled down her spine, a familiar companion, but tonight, a different kind of itch stirred beneath her skin, a restless thrumming that always came with the approach of darkness.
By HAADI2 months ago in History
Help Wanted
AMERICA! Land of the Free, and standing watch upon her shores, is the Statue of Liberty. For almost 140 years, she has proudly stood as a beacon to the World. A symbol of diversity, democracy, and opportunity, believed by many, to only exist in the "Great" United States. The idea for the statue was conceived in 1865, when the French historian and abolitionist Édouard de Laboulaye proposed a monument to commemorate the upcoming centennial of U.S. independence (1876), and the eradication of slavery, with the Union's Civil War victory. However, war in Europe and difficulty in raising funds for the project would see it take almost 20 years for sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi's, and civil engineer Gustave Eiffel's statue to be completed and erected on U.S. soil.
By Meko James 2 months ago in History
The Final Trail
The mountains had always been a place of freedom—vast skies, whispering pines, and the kind of silence that made a person feel both small and alive. When thirty-four-year-old American hiker Ethan Ward walked into the backcountry one crisp January morning, no one thought it would be the last time anyone saw him. He was experienced, healthy, and familiar with the trails. The rangers logged his entry as routine. Nothing unusual. Nothing alarming. Just another man seeking peace in the wild.
By Izhar Ullah2 months ago in History
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
For centuries, sailors crossing the restless Mediterranean spoke of a tower so bright that it could be seen from beyond the horizon. A tower that turned darkness into daylight, that guided traders, explorers, and conquerors safely into the wealthy port of Alexandria. This was the Lighthouse of Alexandria, also known as the Pharos, one of the greatest wonders the ancient world ever created.
By The khan2 months ago in History
Bronze Saber History Design Uses and Cultural Significance
Humankind made the Bronze Saber as one of the first refined weapons. Being the product of the beginning of civilization, it marks the shift in ancient warfare, social hierarchy, craftsmanship, and cultural development. In its pre-invention state, humanity had to use tools made of stone, wood, and bone, which were too frail or even too soft to support sophisticated weaponry. The discovery of bronze, which artisans turned into blades, changed everything. The Bronze Saber not only revolutionized the war heroics but also contributed to leadership, ritualistic performances, and art on the continents.
By ZUBAIR2 months ago in History
Do We Think First or Feel First? Two Philosophers Explain
Are We Driven By Reason or Emotion? Plato and David Hume Have Very Different Answers Every choice you’ve ever made, from what you eat for breakfast to who you fall in love with, comes from somewhere. But where, exactly? Is it logic, carefully weighing facts and outcomes? Or is it emotion, moving you long before you’re even aware of it?
By MB | Stories & More2 months ago in History
Socrates
History is filled with warriors, kings, inventors, revolutionaries, and artists—but few people changed the world using nothing but questions. One of them was Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher whose ideas became the foundation of Western thinking. He left no books, no written teachings, and no recorded speeches. Yet his influence is so powerful that it continues to shape law, education, ethics, and debate more than 2,400 years after his death.
By The khan2 months ago in History
The Drowned Half of History
Since the last Ice Age, the sea has risen more than 120 metres—enough water to drown cities, erase river valleys, and hide a whole extra ring of coastlines around the continents.
By Richard Patrick Gage2 months ago in History
The Eternal Embrace Beneath the Earth
The earth has a strange way of holding memories. Some are scattered in fragments, others sealed deep beneath layers of time—waiting for the right hands to uncover them. In Taiwan, a team of archaeologists brushed away centuries of dust and silence to reveal a moment so tender, so profoundly human, that even the passage of 4,800 years could not erase its emotional power.
By Izhar Ullah2 months ago in History