All Michael Jordan wanted to wear was adidas in the NBA. Although he wore Converse at North Carolina, because his coach Dean Smith was getting paid about $10,000 a year to put the brand on his players, the German make was his dream.

Eugene Merle (Gene) Shoemaker (April 28, 1928 – July 18, 1997) was an American geologist and one of the founders of the field of planetary science. He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy. This comet hit…

Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter pilot. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide.

Trent Reznor has won his first CMA Award, for production on Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road.'

act of decreasing the amount of precious metal in a coin, while continuing to circulate it at face value

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tons of relief goods have been delivered to victims of Japan’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami from a dark corner of society: the “yakuza” organized crime networks.

Skinner and Pickard were a legendary duo of drug manufacturers who created about 90% of the world's LSD supply in the '90s. Who were Skinner and Pickard? What did Skinner and Pickard do?

BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. surgeon who implanted a nuclear-powered pacemaker into a 20-year-old woman in 1973 says the device is still going strong after 34 years and may have saved money over the long run.

The child star who brought Peter Pan to life also suffered one of Hollywood’s most tragic deaths.

Two others were killed, another seriously injured

    One of the highlights of my career at Southwest happened 25 years ago today, when I played the role of ring announcer for Malice in Dallas.  Instead of taking a dispute over the slogan Just Plane Smart to a courtroom, Herb agreed with Stevens Aviation…

After rescuers failed to arrive, the man launched his own rescue, driving his boat out to the whale.

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The EU treaty (known as the "Maastricht Treaty") gives every citizen in the European Union the right to vote and stand as a candidate in local, muni...

Pine needle tea, a natural source of vitamin C, an easy recipe.

Read how National Geographic revealed the clandestine military project that led to the discovery of the famed shipwreck.

One theory is that reckless young bison and mammoths got into more trouble.

Researchers are trying to find out what goes through shoppers' heads when they pick up special offers at the supermarket.