They are among the most famous on-screen duos in history, yet C-3P0 and R2-D2 don’t see eye to eye — and not just because of the height difference. When the principal actors from the original 1977

In French Revolution-style, researchers decapitated flatworms—then did something that would give even Madam Defarge the creeps. The scientists let the worms' heads grow back and found that their memories returned along with the new noggins, according to…

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Virgin Group chairman lost a wager and had to serve as a flight attendant on AirAsia X flight.

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The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office Monday sued an online university for allegedly selling bogus academic degrees — including an MBA awarded to a cat.

2000 Sydney Olympics Track & Field - Men's 200 Meters Final
September 28, 2000
Sydney, Australia
1 Konstadínos KEDÉRIS GRE GRE 20.09 NR 0.163
2 Darren CAMPBELL GBR GBR 20.14 0.174
3 Ato BOLDON TTO TTO 20.20 0.163
4 Obadele THOMPSON BAR BAR 20.20 0.205
5 Christian…

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The modern motto of the United States of America, as established in a 1956 law signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, is "In God we trust". The phrase first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864.

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Norway unexpectedly took almost $400 million from its sovereign wealth fund in August, marking the first withdrawal in over a year as western Europe’s biggest petroleum producer takes advantage of its enormous piggy bank amid a decline in oil prices.