circus school (1968–1997)

‘It felt like skinny-dipping,’ says singer Susanna Hoffs. ‘I ended up doing it for most of the album’

Daniel Edgar Sickles (October 20, 1819 – May 3, 1914) was an American politician, soldier, and diplomat.

A musician who broke every norm, Tharpe turned rock 'n' roll from a burgeoning musical style into an international sensation. She was — and is — an unmatched artist.

2014 film directed by Frédéric Auburtin

“I’m auctioning off his freedom,” the man who was kidnapped in Maryland bragged, according to court documents.

The blobfish is the world's ugliest animal. But we don't think the contest was very fair

insufflation of tobacco smoke into the rectum

The technology to turn nuclear waste into energy, known as a nuclear fast reactor, has existed for decades. Now, it's getting a second look.

Let the zebras and tigers have their stripes. Humans have our own—they're called Blaschko's Lines.

It's understandable why Hormel doesn't like the unwanted emails in everyone's inbox a reference to the product they are trying to sell.

Belgian journalist and radio presenter convicted of inciting crimes against humanity in the Rwandan genocide

Italian physician (1956-2003)

About Dolly Parton's Imagination Library free book gifting program for children.

pair of Kenyan lions known to have killed and eaten several humans

Suicide attempt survivor, jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge, advocating against suicide

A burrito for breakfast is always a tasty treat, even forastronauts in space.

After 21 years as a flight attendant, I’ve seen it all. The pandemic heightened tensions on board, with the most extreme incidents of bad passenger behavior escalating to violence. More commonly, though, I see discourteous behavior lead to verbal disagreements…

The Boxers, officially known as the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists (Chinese: 義和拳; 义和拳; Yìhéquán; I-Ho Ch'üan) among other names, were a Chinese secret society based in Northern China that carried out the Boxer Rebellion from 1899 to 1901. The movement…

An essay about shark finning, the barbaric fishing practice destroying shark populations globally and putting our oceanic ecosystems at grave risk. Shark Research Institute (SRI) conducts and sponsors rigorous field research about sharks and uses science…