The combination of erosion and melting ice caps led to a massive increase in volcanic activity at the end of the last ice age, according to new research. As the climate warmed, the ice caps melted,

The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world and cost $130 billion to make but it is not connected to Dubai's sewage system and so every day a platoon of trucks queue up to remove its poo

Researchers have found a variety of complex, learned behaviors that differ from pod to pod

Truth or tail? A camel's hump stores fat, not water.

TRUTH!
It's true that camels can last days without food or water, but it’s not because they’ve got water stored in their humps. Camel humps actually store rich fat, which allows them to go long periods…

species of plant, use Q961769 for the fruit hijueputa

Ronald Endicott, Louis Costin and Clifford Olds couldn't escape the wreckage.

book by Eileen Welsome

Empires of the Deep is an unreleased 3D action-adventure fantasy film, written by Randall Frakes, directed by Jonathan Lawrence, Michael French and Scott Miller, and starring Olga Kurylenko. The film was conceived by Chinese real estate tycoon Jon Jiang,…

Half-nephew of Adolf Hitler (1911-1987)

Austrian civil servant; father of Adolf Hitler (1837-1903)

L class blimp of the US Navy that turned up without its crew over Daly City, California in 1942

German architect Marc Wübbenhorst has to drink at least 20 liters of water a day or risk dying from dehydration. The 35-year-old suffers from the rare metabolic disease Diabetes insipidus, which causes intense thirst and

1924 death and funeral of the Soviet Union's first leader

Canada’s forests cover 347 million hectares of land and make up nearly nine per cent of the world’s total forest area. Canada is the third-most forested country in the world by area.

But only one ended up as the house cat

Winning Time episode 6 focuses on Magic Johnson's shoe deal decision with Nike and Converse. He ultimately chose Converse, which he regrets to this day.

In 2010, the Undertaker wrestled through agonizing pain after suffering first and second-degree burns. It cost the job of one WWE employee.

For those of you who need a quick refresh, back in 2017, Minogue took Jenner to court after both wanted to name their cosmetic lines ‘Kylie’.

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