14 Defunct Car Brands, and How They Failed

You’d be hard-pressed to find any of these 14 iconic car brands on the roads today. Here’s how these brands failed, and why. Read more

The Incredible Historical Map That Changed Cartography

Check out the Fra Mauro Mappa Mundi (c. 1450s), a historical map that formed a bridge between medieval and renaissance worldviews. Read more

Vintage Viz: World Cities With 1 Million Residents (1800–1930)

From someone born in the 19th century, in the midst of historic population growth, comes this vintage visualization showing world cities growing ever bigger. Read more