Experts are trying to come up with the best way to warn Earth's future inhabitants — whether 10,000 or 100,000 years from now — what precisely lies under their feet.

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Groups earn food and drink via poetry battles starring a ghostly equine.

The song has probably gotten stuck in your head a whole bunch, but have you given any thought to the 12 Days of Christmas meaning?

English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician (1803-1873)

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A substance called astaxanthin contained in plankton that salmon eats as food is pigmented in the body.

Colonel Tom Parker, the mastermind behind Elvis's rise to fame, found a clever way to make money off Elvis fans and non-fans alike.

A man in China admits stealing more than 140 paintings from a university he was working for and replacing them with his own forgeries.

series of spacecraft designed for the Soviet space programme

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American executioner

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Karl Heinrich Marx (German: [maʁks]; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, critic of political economy, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, and socialist revolutionary. Born in Trier, Germany, Marx studied law…

Horror author Stephen King's debut novel, Carrie, published in 1974, was rescued from the trash can by his wife Tabitha. King thought it was garbage, but it turned out to be the starting point of a prolific writing career that spawned numerous hit films.

How big is Uranus?

The Prince of Wales is the heir to Vlad the Impaler's bloodline

Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power, or the rate at which work is done, usually in reference to the output of engines or motors. There are many different standards and types of horsepower. Two common definitions used today are the mechanical…

John Candy's time at the top didn't last all that long — he unexpectedly died in 1994. His surprisingly early death was one final tragedy in a life often overshadowed with struggle and sadness. Here's a look at the sometimes difficult and challenging life…

Embracing your darker moods can actually make you feel better in the long run, psychologists find