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.

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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 ...

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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…

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Channel 5's decision to broadcast 'The Emoji Movie' at the same time as Queen Elizabeth II's funeral has provoked much commentary on social media.

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One in four cowboys was black. So why aren’t they more present in popular culture?

In the early days of Superman, they liked to give kids some...interesting fitness suggestions.

In an unprecedented case, medical authorities in Germany say that three people appear to have been infected with rabies after receiving organs from a single female donor.