1830-2006 female Galápagos tortoise

Besieged Bill Ward.

first televised depiction of a kiss between people of different races

A flea circus is a circus sideshow attraction in which fleas are attached (or appear to be attached) to miniature carts and other items, and encouraged to perform circus acts within a small housing.

Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong has a successful music career spanning over more than three decades, starting from his first band named Sweet Children with his childhood friend Mike Dirnt. The vocalist has released several monumental albums with…

Jupiter has 79 confirmed moons.

The fact, fiction, and legend behind the iconic Cuban sandwich.

Three Kmart stores will be open after the Kmart in Avenel, New Jersey, 15 miles south of New York City, is scheduled to permanently close on April 16.

In the season finale, Alex and Patricia discover how Visa and MasterCard became the reluctant rulers of porn.

At the beginning of 2019, all published works from 1923 entered the public domain for the first time. Public domain refers to works that are available for public use without copyright or trademark — owned by no one. I could write a trashy romance novel about…

Amidst the dry cracking earth of Death Valley National Park are several springs and creeks where one may find any of 5 types of pupfish. However, even among the world’s pupfish population, some

Italian tenor and singer-songwriter (1958)

Planetary protection is a guiding principle in the design of an interplanetary mission, aiming to prevent biological contamination of both the target celestial body and the Earth in the case of sample-return missions. Planetary protection reflects both the…

Mexican executive chef (1895-1975)

The Principality of Theodoro (Greek: Αὐθεντία πόλεως Θεοδωροῦς καὶ παραθαλασσίας), also known as Gothia (Greek: Γοτθία) or the Principality of Theodoro-Mangup, was a Greek principality in the southern part of Crimea, specifically on the foothills of the Crimean…

Did Jesus use a magic wand when performing his miracles? It seems so—if we are to judge by some of the earliest depictions of Jesus in Christian art.

Interest payments are a certainty if you’re buying a home, car, or going to college. We worked out how much the average person pays in their lifetime here.