If you’re a keen observer of the United Nations General Assembly, you may have noticed the body’s President wields a very unusual looking gavel. It is a gift from Iceland, and there’s a very interesting story behind it.

American Vice President and politician

The Roman Catholic Church is pro-evolution and Big Bang, but with a twist

A little horizontal refreshment can go a long way with a little bit of prep time. Look no further for interesting foreplay facts, history, trivia, and tips.

African refugees who escaped from slavery in the Americas and formed independent settlements. The term can also be applied to their descendants.

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Evidence from brain science suggests that using the stigmatized technique is essential for developing mathematical thinking.

Jesus of Nazareth, also known as Jesus Christ, is the son of God in Christian mythology. His teachings began the religion of Christianity. It is known that he lived a remarkable life, and...

Twenty-one years before the first Women's Royal Australian Navy members (WRANs) entered service due to a shortage of telegraphists during the Second World War, a young Tasmanian girl was enlisted into the Royal Australian Navy.

Congolese Prime Minister, cold war leader, executed

Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psychoanalysis

The fleeing of a mollusk from a New Zealand aquarium has captivated the world. Here’s how he did it, and what it means.  

In downtown Tokyo, state broadcaster NHK was airing the dull debates of a Parliament night sitting when all hell broke loose.

Fugitive businessman carried out killing with ‘chilling efficiency’

The table below shows the motor vehicle fatality rate in the United States by year from 1899 through 2017.

It was purely acci-dental.

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The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, also known as Beethoven's 9th, is the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna on 7 May 1824. One of the best-known works in common practice music…

Ten suspected Somali pirates released by Russia may have perished at sea, reports from Moscow suggest.

Saif ad-Din Qutuz (Arabic: سيف الدين قطز‎; d. 24 October 1260), also romanized as Kutuz, Kotuz, and fully al-Malik al-Muzaffar Saif ad-Din Qutuz (الملك المظفر سيف الدين قطز), was the third or fourth of the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt in the Turkic line. He reigned…

Before The Wizard of Oz, witches were usually red or orange. Linda Rodriguez McRobbie explains why.