Hugh Jackman has revealed he very nearly appeared as Wolverine in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man movie.

aviation accident

convergent evolution in which a crustacean evolves into a crab-like form from a non-crab-like form

1976 speech by Margaret Thatcher

Wedding cakes haven't always just been a sweet way to end the big day. Some newlyweds just ate the crumbs, and other cakes were thrown at brides.

Martial law in Poland (Polish: Stan wojenny w Polsce) was declared in the period between 13 December 1981 and 22 July 1983. The government of the Polish People's Republic drastically restricted everyday life by introducing martial law and a military junta…

leader of privateers

Experts say guys just don't ever fully get over it.

How do they keep the chips so fresh and crisp inside those plastic bags?

1986 Tu-134 crash in Samara

American actor, filmmaker, musician and author

The black and white cat was originally named Oscar but then became known as Unsinkable Sam. He started his "career" in the fleet of the Nazi regime, the

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001)

American basketball player and writer

French freediver

The ‘shaka’ or ‘hang loose’ gesture likely originated from island plantations’ brutal working conditions.

Post-nominal letters

Kelly Zuercher is a keyboardist with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, and in this video, demonstrates the magical sounds of the celesta. The celesta is one of the featured instruments in Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker.

Discover more at http://www.csphilharmonic.org/

Originally brought to Japan as pets, raccoons are being released into the wild when they become too big. Now it has become too difficult for Japanese authorities to control them. Julian Ryall reports from Tokyo.

Correspondence from The New England Journal of Medicine — Long-Term Follow-up after Treatment of Rabies by Induction of Coma