How the wheeled shopping cart came to be...and came to be used for so many purposes.

Jim Corbett held his breath and steadied his aim. His target? A gorgeous striped murderess infamous for her bloodlust, the Champawat tiger.

Puyi (Chinese: 溥儀; February 7, 1906 – October 17, 1967), courtesy name Yaozhi (曜之), was the last emperor of China as the eleventh and final Qing dynasty ruler. He became the Xuantong Emperor (then spelled as Hsuan Tung Emperor) at age two in 1908, but was…

politician from the United States

Research today asked: ‘How many cigarettes are in a bottle of wine?’ But how these stats might now affect the way people view drinking remains to be seen.

Sudanese-American basketball player

American politician, 39th President of the United States (in office from 1977 to 1981)

leader in the French army, companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc, convicted serial killer of children

In Japan, lots of people like to eat a raw egg with breakfast. Advanced machines are used to make sure that the eggs are safe to eat. The latest machines can process up to 33 eggs in just one second!

second-highest executive officer of the Federal Government of the United States; president of the United States Senate

outbursts of piracy in maritime history from the 1650s to the 1730s

Hill 60 was a low rise south-east of Ypres made from the soil removed in digging a cutting for the Ypres to Comines railway. It had excellent views over both Ypres and Zillibeke, and was captured by the Germans during the first Battle of Ypres in November…

For millennia, people slept in two shifts – once in the evening, and once in the morning. But why? And how did the habit disappear?

Dry lake in San Joaquin Valley, California

The vegan diet is low in – or, in some cases, entirely devoid of – several important brain nutrients. Could these shortcomings be affecting vegans' abilities to think?

Looking for a way to liven up your Saturday night? Here’s a complete idiot’s guide to throwing a 155th birthday bash for America’s largest-and-in-chargest commander-in-chief: the great William Howard Taft. 1. The Food Almonds, almonds, and more almonds. Smokehouse…

When São Paulo introduced its Clean City Law (Lei Cidade Limpa) a decade ago, over 15,000 marketing billboards were taken down. An additional 300,000 ostentatious business signs, hanging over streets or painted in large letters on facades, were also subject…

British stockbroker who saved 669 Jewish children during 1938–39

The ocean is rife with intimidating and effective predators, both big and, unexpectedly, tiny. The most infamous are large animals such as great white sharks,