A surprising fact I learned while studying bandanas, kerchiefs—whatever you wish to call them—is that, unlike the cheap neckerchiefs I've seen in local stores, usually blue or red with fancy western designs, those that real cowboys used were silk, not cotton. Silk is...

Today, chocolate is a universal sweet loved by virtually everyone, but how long has it been around? The Victorians adored the hot drink, but did they invent it? The first London chocolate house opened in 1657, advertising the sale of "an excellent West India drink."...