The most important historical records of Australia’s gold rush were discovered by accident in a suburban garden shed. How they got there we don’t know, but that’s a pretty Aussie way to store our heritage.

Deadlines, traffic jams, stubbing your toe on a frosty morning: sometimes life can be a bit much. Like a night spent gazing up at the stars, this site helps to put it all in perspective.

Whoever named Paris the city of light clearly hadn’t seen Las Vegas’s casino-strewn strips. It’s hard to imagine the city without them but, like all things, even gaudy, building-sized lights have a lifespan. The Neon Museum is where they go to die.

Mason Currey has made a website, book and career from researching the routines and rituals of successful writers, politicians, philosophers and scientists. Here are some of the best.

It's a day to commemorate those who have served our country, but ANZAC Day is also about Two-up. It's known as 'Australia's Game', but how many of us actually know what a 'spinner' is, or where to find the best round?

Most turf wars are fought over land two countries want for their own. Bir Tawil holds the dubious honor of being the only turf war fought because countries who don’t want to own it. 

Forty. It’s the new 30, which, depending on your state of arrested development, may also be the new 20. It’s also the age of the humble mobile phone, which, unlike us, is actually getting smarter as it gets older.

Despots have a habit of plastering their likeness over everything. While this might be a bit of a drag for their subjects, it’s great for historians.

With the promise of vat-grown meat looming around the corner, people have already started wondering how far we can push the carnivore envelope...

It has run the gauntlet from misbegotten advertising icon to symbol of the rave movement to cornerstone of modern conversation, but how did the classic smiley originate?