Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood wants to get people out of their cars and start riding bikes and walking to work. Unlike LaHood, I’ve actually done 18 mile commutes on a bike, five days a week, seven months out of the year, and when I worked only 3.5…

The special exhibit Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II, on view in the Hall of Democracy’s Senator John Alario, Jr. Special Exhibition Hall from March 5 to January 3, 2021, and curated by the Museum’s James Linn, tells the story of the 23rd…

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Final Destination is a 2000 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wong, with a screenplay written by James Wong, Glen Morgan, and Jeffrey Reddick, based on a story by Reddick. It is the first installment in the Final Destination film series…

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Despite its obscurity, probably no element on the periodic table has as colorful a history as antimony. Money, madness, poison, linguistics, charlatani ...

Known as “Flagellum Dei,” or “scourge of God,” Attila the Hun was one of the most fearsome enemies the Romans ever faced.

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Who poisoned the cast and crew’s lunch with P.C.P., and why?

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Mount Rushmore [Six Grandfathers Mountain] is known as a shrine to democracy. However, the other side of its story demonstrates the lack of understanding and respect shown to the Native people who inhabited Paha Sapa for generations prior to European arrival.

If you’re alive in the Western Hemisphere right now, chances are you own a hoodie. Keep reading to see how your favourite mainstay made it into mainstream fashion.

Learn about 10 of Africa's most dangerous animals, ranging from snakes like the black mamba to safari icons like the lion, rhino, and buffalo.

Albert Einstein - Albert Einstein - Nazi backlash and coming to America: Inevitably, Einstein’s fame and the great success of his theories created a backlash. The rising Nazi movement found a convenient target in relativity, branding it “Jewish physics” and…

'Smells Like Teen Spirit' was released on September 10 as the lead single from Nevermind, the band's major label debut on DGC Records. The song did not initially chart, and it sold well only in

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

On the fiftieth anniversary of what became known as “discovery of hunger” in the United States, it should not be lost upon us that the tropes now being mobilized to reduce, restrict, and restructure funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…

Taos Pueblo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Taos County, New Mexico, in the Southwestern United States, and is located north of Taos. The population was 1,264 at the 2000 census.

The director of the 1985 classic says he will stop all efforts to remake the film while he and writer Bob Gale are alive.

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