“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

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The 1969 documentary ‘Royal Family’ which was deemed to be so intrusive The Queen banned it from public consumption, has miraculously reappeared 52 years after broadcast. The full 90 mi…

Last month we brought you five interesting world records set in Antarctica.  Since then we’ve been reminded of another… Eleven babies have been born in Antarctica, and none of them died as infants. Antarctica therefore has the lowest infant mortality rate…

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Ultrasound waves applied to particular parts of the brain have been found to be capable of altering a patient's mood

Noodles and Dexter Holland reflect on 25 years of The Offspring's Smash...

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