323 BC conference dividing the territories of Alexander the Great

How strong is your pet parrot's beak? Hear all about bird beaks here.

fictional character from Star Trek

Mtn Dew's invention dates back to the 1930s and two brothers who couldn't find their favorite lemon-line soda whiskey-mixer after moving to Tennessee.

Dolly Parton has always been a straight shooter, and she’ll tell you that too. One such defining example of this country icon’s genuine spirit can be found in her work for hit movie and song “9 to 5.” Before the 1980 comedy 9 to 5 premiered, Dolly Parton…

Believe it or not, adding sugar to your tea was a bold move in 18th century England. Learn how boycotting sugar meant opposing slavery.

In the 1990s, there was a group of cartoons produced by Steven Spielberg that became icons of the time. First came the Tiny Toons, as a kind of juvenile

Sabbath mode allows people to use their household appliances without violating religious laws. Certain features on sabbath mode appliances can be modified or disabled.

African American botanist and inventor (1864-1943)

Tens of thousands of young Vietnamese soldiers fought the Khmer Rouge, reports Kevin Doyle, but Hanoi doesn't commemorate them and Cambodia wants to forget them.

American actress

Apple’ s iPad is a versatile computing device that has pretty much anything a user could ever want—except a standard calculator. Here’ s why.

meat cut from a horse

Subcutaneous penile insertion of foreign bodies is a practice performed globally but has mostly been reported outside of the United States. An incarcerated 29-year-old Caucasian male in a midwestern prison whittled a domino into a dog bone shape and placed…

“Sad news here. You’re under arrest.” If you heard these words you knew you had crossed paths with Isidore “Izzy” Einstein and his partner Moe Smith and that you had screwed up! Einstein and Smith were Prohibition Agents who worked in New York between 1920…

Michelle Wingshan Kwan (born July 7, 1980) is a retired competitive figure skater and diplomat serving as United States Ambassador to Belize. In figure skating Kwan is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 1998, bronze in 2002), a five-time World champion…

Roland, court minstrel to 12th century English king Henry II, probably had many talents.

Lava lamp creators are notoriously tight-lipped about their secret ingredients, but DIY lava lamps aren’t impossible.

War is a man’s game, right? Destruction, competition, extreme brutality — all these elements supposedly appeal to a man’s inner psyche, as masculine men…