Road signs in the United Kingdom conform broadly to European design norms, though a number of signs are unique: direction signs omit European route numbers and road signs generally use the Imperial System of units (miles and yards), unlike the rest of Europe…

fear of the number 13

Most moles, often called "common moles," are benign. But what about a mole that has one or more hairs growing out of it? It's a popular myth that hairy moles are often cancerous, but that's all it is: a myth. Here's all the information you need to know.

Pictures of baby animals, including puppies and kittens, can have powerful effects on attention and concentration, a study shows.

The answer, a NASA engineer warned, “will sound rather cold and unfeeling.”

The U.S. Office of Naval Research owns a very strange piece of oceanographic equipment. It’s called the FLoating Instrument Platform (FLIP),...

Lyndon Baines Johnson (/ˈlɪndən ˈbeɪnz/; August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969, and previously as 37th vice president…

ice cream dessert; consists of scoops of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup, and in some cases other toppings including sprinkles, whipped cream, peanuts, maraschino cherries, or other fruits

'Call of Duty,' 'Grand Theft Auto' and lots of music games.

plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the genitalia and anus of the human body

Back in April of this year, a manunoscript popped up in our submission system from two chemists we know well from Twitter/the chemistry blogosphere — Chemjobber and Alex Goldberg. The paper, ennoscriptd A comprehensive overview of chemical-free consumer products…

Coordinates: 6°30′N 9°30′W / 6.500°N 9.500°W / 6.500; -9.500

In the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, the BBC was so intent on erasing its original programming that employees could wipe a show with just three words on a generic form: "no further interest."

USRF - The story of Guevedoces (literally, penis at 12 years) and how the investigation of this phenomenon lead to the development of finasteride (Proscar).

Cecil John Rhodes PC (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) was a British businessman, statesman, imperialist, mining magnate, and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. An ardent believer in British imperialism…

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Polish politician who served as prime minister of Poland (2006-07), having been nominated by his brother, President Lech Kaczynski. The two men were strongly nationalistic and often pursued aggressive foreign policies. After Lech’s death…

Edgar Allan Poe, the well-known author of macabre short stories and poetry, was born on January 19th, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. His mother Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe was an English-born actress and his father David Poe Jr. was also an actor. His father…

The costly gifts the Magi brought to the Christ child are not so expensive today