Grade I listed historic house museum in York, United Kingdom

This genre legend is the only actor to have fallen to all three monsters.

About 50-90 per cent of people get a runny nose when it’s cold. We call this “cold-induced rhinitis”, or “skier nose”. People with asthma, eczema and hay fever seem to experience it more.

Canadian astronauts Chris Hadfield and David Saint-Jacques, part of that unbroken chain, reflect on the meaning of space flight, and its future

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American singer, actress, dancer, activist and comedian (1927-2008)

Challenger disaster, explosion of the U.S. space shuttle orbiter Challenger, shortly after its launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 28, 1986, which claimed the lives of seven astronauts, including Christa McAuliffe, who had won a national screening…

“I’m getting rusty in places,” she said, adding she “would have done more damage” if she had been a bit better prepared.

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Rabies is a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain in humans and other mammals. Early symptoms can include fever and tingling at the site of exposure. These symptoms are followed by one or more of the following symptoms: violent movements, uncontrolled…

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This is a list of the longest-reigning monarchs of all time, detailing the monarchs and lifelong leaders who have reigned the longest in world history, sorted by length of reign. Currently reigning monarchs are highlighted in green.

The economy of New Zealand is a highly developed free-market economy. It is the 52nd-largest national economy in the world when measured by nominal gross domestic product (GDP) and the 63rd-largest in the world when measured by purchasing power parity (PPP).…

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Kevin Hines, who survived a jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, explains how a sea lion saved his life.

Barry Steven Frank Sheene MBE (11 September 1950 – 10 March 2003) was a British professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing and was a two-time world champion, winning consecutive 500cc noscripts in 1976 and 1977.

Ida Wood, who lived for decades as a recluse in a New York City hotel, would have taken her secrets to the grave—if here sister hadn't gotten there first