Many landlocked countries with no access to the open ocean maintain navies, which might seem odd at first. But once you realize that aside f...

Simulation of the flow of pouring ketchup from a bottle, explaining the

Nine of 10 people suffer from “phantom vibration syndrome” - where they mistakenly think their mobile phone is vibrating in their pocket - it has been claimed. Dr Robert Rosenberger, philosopher and

Genetically distinct fetal cells can remain in a mother’s body for decades after birth and can even incorporate themselves into her organs.

And yes, you can lease a helicopter to get there

Jodee Berry, a former Hooters waitress, thought she was in for a deal of a lifetime when she was promised a brand new Toyota if she won a beer sales contest at a restaurant.

A schoolteacher created the popular board game, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, for quarantined children.

Duping delight is an expression many people interested in psychology will have heard of, but what exactly is it and how can we spot it?…

When I played Lando I didn't play him as a black man, I played him as a full spectrum of colours.

Firefighter arson is a persistent phenomenon involving a minority of firefighters who are also active arsonists. Fire-fighting organizations are aware of this problem. Some of the offenders seem to be motivated by boredom, or by the prospect of receiving…

Though they only met in person once, Princess Diana and Michael Jackson forged a friendship through late-night phone calls in which they commiserated over their public lives.

Alligators are dangerous predators and they do sometimes attack humans, but deaths are uncommon

It may come as a shock, but rumor has it that Steven Seagal is a creep. As former Pride commentator and fight coordinator Stephen Quadros relates “I had heard all the horror stories about how he would hurt actors and stunt performers, dislocated shoulders…

Here is everything you should know–but probably don't–about video gaming's most iconic plumber hero, Mario.

An offer to sip bubbly in the Grosvenor with the master comic – who could refuse? Not John Hind

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Kukulkan Temple, at the Chichen Itza archaelogical site in Mexico, isn't just an impressive architectural achievement. It also uses physics to make bird calls. That's right, a stone temple has the ability to mimic the sounds a local bird. Let's see the pyramids…

George Washington and King George never met and came from different backgrounds, yet their lives were inextricably linked and they shared a mutual respect.

Post-nuclear steel is a little bit radioactive, so for some specialist jobs we need to find a source of steel from before the bomb

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Los Angeles groove band Vulfpeck’s silent album ‘Sleepify’ may have been a mere prank intended to rack up play counts and royalties, or perhaps it was a more sophisticated act of digital performance art.