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.

Two teenagers make free international calls from the world's first internet bench.

Polio was nearly eradicated with the Salk vaccine in 1955. At the time, little was known about this mysterious disease that paralyzed and sometimes killed young children.

The live-action remake of Disney’s “Mulan” isn’t expected to come out until November 2018, but we’re excited for a new generation of fans to witness how [...]

The 'Lawrence of Arabia' of hayseed movies.

Doyle had become interested in spiritualism in the late 1800s and joined the British Society for Psychical Research (SPR). In 1894 he was one of the members of a committee sent to investigate a

The end of fillings could be on the horizon after scientists found a way to successfully grow back tooth enamel.

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Sir James Paul McCartney CH MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and record and film producer who gained worldwide fame as co-lead vocalist and bassist for the Beatles. His songwriting partnership with John Lennon…

François-André Danican Philidor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.François-André Danican Philidor Portrait from L’analyze des échecs. London, second edition, 1777.…