The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad (Italian: Giochi della XVII Olimpiade), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awarded the administration…

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Why was a school in Poland named after Jamsaheb Digvijay Singh Jadeja, who once ruled Nawanagar? Jayaraj Manepalli has the story.

Seeing alligators and crocodiles during our Everglades airboat tours is a regular occurrence. Learn more about alligators and wildlife on a fun airboat ride.

The third-largest California city by area only has 15,000 residents.

Fortune 500 firms with strong growth profiles are more prone to “cooking the books” than smaller, struggling companies, according to a recent study led by WSU sociologist Jennifer Schwartz.

Thinking of yourself as a separate entity can reduce anxiety, while also kicking up some major benefits for your confidence and determination.

Luke Haberman was arrested and charged with first-degree criminal trespass after he entered the Nebraska home of UFC fighter Anthony Smith unlawfully early Sunday morning, according to police.

Wal-Mart has sued the insurance companies that sold it secret life insurance policies on...

A fan that was quieter, more power-efficient and safer than others. It sounds like technological witchcraft. So how do bladeless fans work?

10 surprising facts about the widely acknowledged inventor of the telephone.

The environmental impact of mismanaged trash and landfill sites has proved to have devastating consequences. The development of a landfill site typically means the loss of approximately 30 to 300 species per hectare - but in the case of one Costa Rican dump…

The geographic center of the United States is a point approximately 20 mi (32 km) north of Belle Fourche, South Dakota at 44°58′2.07622″N 103°46′17.60283″W / 44.9672433944°N 103.7715563417°W. It has been regarded as such by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey…

“MDZhB” has been broadcasting since 1982. No one knows why.

The idea that millions of sperm are on an Olympian race to reach the egg is yet another male fantasy of human reproduction

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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (UK: /ˈwʊlstənkrɑːft/; née Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction. She…

Operation Monopoly was a covert plan by the FBI to build a tunnel underneath the new Soviet Embassy in Washington, D.C., to gather secret intelligence. In 1977, the embassy of the Soviet Union was relocated to a new building complex. There were fears that…