While some get a buzz from sitting on roller coasters, others get the urge to puke. But almost no one knows about why they were made. Well, let's find out.

An introduction to the reign of King John (1199 - 1216) and Magna Carta

Auto-Tune may have initially been invented by a mathematician, but it is now used in pretty much every pop song, sometimes subtly, other times so blatantly that it becomes an instrument itself.

Derived from ethyl alcohol, ether was a sweet-smelling, colorless liquid that came into medical prominence in the nineteenth century. When vaporized and inhaled, it produced varying degrees of unconsciousness. First employed as a general anesthetic by American…

The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) is a species of flightless alcid that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus. It is not closely related to the birds now known as penguins, which were discovered later…

NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft will carry the 1.5-inch likeness of Galileo Galilei, the Roman god Jupiter and his wife Juno to Jupiter when the spacecraft launches this Friday, Aug. 5.

Edward Nevin, 75, a retired Pacific Gas and Electric Co. worker recovering from a prostate...

Method of biological warfare

2000 war film directed by Jonathan Mostow

Dean Cushman is widely regarded as sparking the Swedish duo's success in America. Here, he remembers Marie Fredriksson, who died Monday at age 61.

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After Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones released the 'Thriller' album, pop music would never be the same again.

Six presenters and entertainers reveal their TV secrets

With more than 100 miles of steam piping and nearly 2,000 buildings served, New York’s steam system is the largest in the world.

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Bird with two different species as parents

The world's largest archipelago hopes identifying all its islands will help protect its resources.

The Battle of Gravia Inn (Greek: Μάχη στο Χάνι της Γραβιάς) was fought between Greek revolutionaries and the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence. The Greek leader, Odysseas Androutsos, with a group of 120 men, repulsed an Ottoman army numbering…

American computer scientist

Theo Albrecht, who died on July 24 aged 88, was the reclusive co-founder of the Aldi discount supermarket chain, and one of the richest men in Europe.