Elizabeth R. Schwartz (née Robinson; August 23, 1911 – May 18, 1999) was an American athlete and winner of the first Olympic 100 m for women.

Building a massive space weapon is all very well, but you have to find the materials to build it with. It's easy to say that "sure, the Death Star would be expensive" but is there actually enough i...

The Sanquhar Post Office in the United Kingdom has been recorded as the oldest working post office in the world by the Guinness World Records.

The external debt of Haiti is one of the main factors that has caused the country's persistent poverty. After the slaves declared themselves free and the country independent in 1804, France demanded that the newly formed country pay the French government…

Belgian-born Romani French jazz guitarist and composer

Gangkhar Puensum (Dzongkha: གངས་དཀར་སྤུན་གསུམ་ Kangkar Punsum, alternatively, Gangkar Punsum or Gankar Punzum) is the highest mountain in Bhutan and a strong candidate for the highest unclimbed mountain in the world with an elevation of 7,570 metres (24,836 ft)…

Are you worried about your smartphone eavesdropping on your conversations? We spoke to some experts to find out whether you should be, and to learn what you can do to safeguard your privacy.

US court says $500m of gold and silver coins recovered by US treasure-hunters from Atlantic in 2007 belongs to Spain

"Runaway Train" is a power ballad by American rock band Soul Asylum. Its music video is notable for featuring images of young missing people, although lead singer Dave Pirner states that the lyrics originally described his experience of depression.

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Jean Lafitte is today remembered as one of the most famous American pirates of the 19th century. During his active years he was celebrated as a hero by the ordinary people and as a criminal by US government. His idolized image of rebellious pirate has survived…

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A British officer captured during World War I was granted leave to visit his dying mother on one condition - that he return, a historian has discovered.

Ohio prison's lax supervision was akin to "an episode from Hogan's Heroes."

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In which we discover why the quokka is smiling.

Twins Ross and Matt Duffer nearly gave up on "Stranger Things" before Netflix finally picked it up with the brothers signed on to write, direct and produce.

CN Rail and an Alberta First Nation want to start construction on a new facility to produce bitumen pucks this year and begin shipping the product around the world before the end of 2020.

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Directing and starring in the ensemble war comedy