The ancient Olympic Games were a sporting event held every four years at the sacred site of Olympia, in the western Peloponnese, in honour of Zeus, the supreme god of the Greek religion. The games...

Discover the Golden Age of China through their very powerful swords that inspired others in East Asia. Find out what swords there were and what they were used for.

process of communication with oneself

Hyponatremia occurs in a substantial fraction of nonelite marathon runners and can be severe. Considerable weight gain while running, a long racing time, and body-mass-index extremes were associated with hyponatremia, whereas female sex, composition of fluids…

Margaret Theresa of Spain (Spanish: Margarita Teresa, German: Margarete Theresia; 12 July 1651 – 12 March 1673) was, by marriage to Leopold I, Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia. She was the daughter…

The soul legend has lived in Switzerland for nearly 20 years.

Octopus lifespan is short. Of the roughly 300 species of octopus, they live on average six months and five years, depending on the species.

When Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt was in seminary school he was told there was a major need for Catholic priests.

Yellowknife is currently sitting on 237,000 tons of arsenic. It has been collecting dust in an underground chamber built to house it for some time now, and the Canadian government has a new permanent solution to its storage problem—but years of...

metaphor for the inability of people to react to significant changes that occur gradually

American actress, singer and model (1928-2010)

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Electricity production must also be profitable for nuclear power plants, according to the facility's operator Teollisuuden Voima (TVO).

Parents of a 15-year-old Chinese tourist have apologized after the teenager defaced a stone sculpture in an ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple with graffiti.

You might think you know everything there is to know about this neon drink, but Mountain Dew has a rather rocky — and interesting — history.

Dutch Nick's infamous saloon in Empire, NV played a role in many early crimes. And his tarantula juice was the best -- or worst -- around!

"You have been on the record — all your adulterous acts, your sexual orgies extending far into the past. "

Rumor has it the rock band found an unlikely inspiration in the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy.