type of non-opening dry fruit with a flattened wing of fibrous, papery tissue

The Brooklyn Theatre fire was a catastrophic theatre fire that broke out on the evening of December 5, 1876 in the city of Brooklyn (now a borough of New York City). The fire took place at the Brooklyn Theatre, near the corner of Washington and Johnson streets…

American comic artist

10 Actors Cut From Terrence Malick Films & How They Reacted

Swedish pop group

prior consent concerning bills that affect the monarch's powers

Lots of mail moves through New York City, and these 42 buildings in Manhattan are so big they get their own zip codes. Some are names you recognize, some are more under the radar.

Julia Roberts remembers the tragic original ending of \

Foot orgasm syndrome is a rare condition that was first reported in a medical journal in 2013. The patient felt sensations similar to that of an orgasm on stimulating the left foot.

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At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union had so many hundreds of deadly submarines at sea that Western war planners willing to try almost any possible countermeasure, however goofy sounding. Some seemingly crazy ideas proved actually worthwhile, such…

American businessman, inventor of the Singer sewing machine

Quentin Tarantino first offered part played by Jamie Foxx to Smith, but actor felt the role played by Christoph Waltz was the real lead

The Supreme Court upheld a century-old law that was challenged by equal rights activitsts

Orval Faubus closed all Little Rock, Arkansas public schools for one year rather than allow integration.

Area 51 is a light gun arcade game released by Atari Games in 1995. It takes its name from the military facility. The plot of the game involves the player taking part in a Strategic Tactical Advanced Alien Response (STAAR) military incursion to prevent aliens…

"Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy" is the fourteenth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 95th episode overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 17, 1994. Lisa challenges…

Yao Ming (Chinese: 姚明; born September 12, 1980) is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association…

The historical Burro Schmidt Tunnel is located in the El Paso Mountains of the northern Mojave Desert, in eastern Kern County, southern California.