CYR, LOUIS (baptized Cyprien-Noé, which he used until about 1880), farm-hand, lumberjack, weightlifter, policeman, and strong man; b. 10 Oct. 1863 in Saint-Cyprien (Napierville), Lower Canada, second of the 17 children of Pierre Cyr, a lumberjack and farmer…

Exhausted and unsure of his future, the Apollo 11 astronaut struggled with his inner demons.

Frustrated with the Postal Service's repeated rejections of names, the residents of of this town came up with a sarcastic reply that ended up being the name of the community.

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Traveling deeply, for years has its effect on the soul. If you are gone long enough you will understand the feeling of Bilbo Baggins Syndrome.

In the 30,000 years humans and dogs have lived together, man's best friend has only become a more popular and beloved pet. Today, dogs are a fixture in almost 50% of American households.
From the way dogs thump their tails, invade our laps and steal…

John Quincy Adams (/ˈkwɪnzi/ (listen); July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States Secretary…

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we explore the radical underbelly of Nirvana’s 1992 compilation Incesticide.

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What do movie special effects, the stock market, heart attacks and the rings of Saturn have in common? They all consist of fractals, irregular repeating shapes found in cloud formations,tree limbs, stalks of broccoli…

Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren may be the best of friends now, but Sly didn't always love the Swedish-born karate champion.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775 in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy…

Review finds thousands of papers detailing shameful acts were culled, while others were kept secret illegally

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Oprichnik (Russian: опри́чник, IPA: [ɐˈprʲitɕnʲɪk], man aside; plural Oprichniki) was the designation given to a member of the Oprichnina, a bodyguard corps established by Tsar Ivan the Terrible to govern a division of Russia from 1565 to 1572.

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Among the topics commented by Pedrinho Matador are the deaths of the little dog in the Carrefour supermarket at Osasco, footballer Daniel, and student Rayane Alves. Texto em inglês com áudio da Gazeta do Povo.

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