British civil engineer (1931–2010)

American chemist

The Vikings are among the most legendary figures in the history of humankind, with a two-and-a-half-century long reign during the Middle Ages. When thinking about…

Tomb of Tutankhamun

If you’ve ever heard the below early demo of ‘Beat It’, you’ll know Michael Jackson’s extraordinary process of writing songs – by building each element of a track with his voice. Every note of every chord, harmony, melody, bass and even the rhythm through…

Phallic objects are everywhere; look at the Washington Monument, the Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower, Andover’s bell tower, your pen, a water bottle, the Bicentennial Statue; essentially anywhere you turn your head, anywhere on the globe, you could…

At a Glance Building on earlier work by the Congressional Budget Office, this report examines changes in the distribution of family wealth (a family’s assets minus its debts) from 1989 to 2019 and analyzes those changes in relation to several family char…

We learn in the biographical note to Everyman’s new edition of Pinocchio that Carlo Collodi never had children. Any reader of this book will understand...

Peter Zhu, a 21-year-old cadet of Chinese origin, was declared brain-dead after a skiing accident at the prestigious West Point Military Academy in northern New York State, USA.  His parents immediately asked permission to have his sperm extracted to ensure…

15th-century plot to displace the Medici family in Italy

a well-known Anglo-American song

Are you still boring your relatives with stories about Prince Albert’s tree and the origin of mistletoe kisses. Stop! The truth is much more interesting

Hero.

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These facts about Canada will test how well you know our true north strong and free and change the way you think of our beautiful country.

Soviet dictator Josef Stalin blocked two attempts to kill Adolf Hitler during World War Two, fearing that his replacement as Nazi leader would make peace with the Western Allies, a top Russian general said Tuesday.

Since the 2008 recession, a growing body of research is illuminating how cash affects psychology.

From the origins of his name to how he played his final pro game for both teams, here are some facts about the Brazilian soccer star.

The key selling point is all the things it doesn't do. No Internet, no video, no music.

Official video of Mint Royale performing Blue Song from the album Dancehall Places, the origin of the film Baby Driver.

Directed by Edgar Wright, featuring Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt from Mighty Boosh, Nick Frost from Spaced, Shaun Of The Dead and…