Nate Barksdale

Gelatin’s popularity stretches back centuries and spans continents.

The hamburger is one of the world’s most popular foods, with more than 40 billion served up annually in the United States alone.

Since prehistoric times, humans have found ways to make food last longer through a variety of methods ranging from fermentation and pickling to salting, smoking and drying, but a method for preserving food in a nearly-fresh state had remained elusive.

Whether revered as a divine symbol of luck and wisdom, used as unique tools of diplomacy between leaders, deployed to intimidate opposing armies or put on display in the service of status or science, elephants have loomed large in the historical record.

The origins of summer's favorite chilled dairy treats are difficult to pin down.

Check out six fascinating facts about the Great Charter's story and its significance.