first person to be diagnosed with autism

An organ stop is a component of a pipe organ that admits pressurized air (known as wind) to a set of organ pipes. Its name comes from the fact that stops can be used selectively by the organist; each can be "on" (admitting the passage of air to certain pipes)…

 The new kidney is placed in the low abdomen and groin area and not in the natural place for your kidneys. Removing the old kidneys is very risky and should not be done unless there is uncontrolled

Many aspects of human physiology and behavior are dominated by 24-hour circadian rhythms that have a major impact on our health and well-being, including the sleep-wake cycle, alertness and performance patterns, and many daily hormone profiles. These ...

<p>Fifty years since its initial release, Bobby "Boris" Pickett's "Monster Mash" has long since entered the pantheon of holiday evergreens.</p>

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone didn't always get on, so the Austrian actor used the rivalry to trick Stallone into making a bad movie

United States Law protecting Native Americans' religious practices

NASA admitted today that Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano nearly drowned during his July 16 spacewalk last year because information about a previous water leak didn't make its way up the chain of command.

When Doubleday & Co. published my first book back in 1977, they sent me an advance that was more than I was making annually as a high school history

The Leopard 2's gun is stable enough to balance a beer without spilling. That's not why Ukraine wants to acquire the tank, but it helps.

German assassin

A case of abdominal pregnancy in a 39 year old female gravida 4, para 0[+3] is presented. Ultrasonography revealed a viable abdominal pregnancy at 15 weeks gestational age. She was initially managed conservatively. Surgical intervention became necessary ...

American stand-up comedian (1926–2017)

Canadian manufacturer We-Vibe collected data about temperature and vibration intensity, revealing intimate information without customers’ knowledge

The BBC's Jim Fish investigates the murder of 150 Hungarian men by their wives.

1883 novel by Carlo Collodi

Everyone knows Martha Stewart was sent to prison, but what about her time on the inside? How did she cope? And, most importantly... could she cook there?

correspondence between Roman governor Pliny the Younger and Roman emperor Trajan

The life expectancy is shown separately for males and for females, as well as a combined figure. Several non-sovereign entities and territories are also included in this list.

Frederick II (German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the Silesian wars…

American baseball player