state capitol building of the U.S. state of Oklahoma

Federal Reserve Cash Services is committed to its environmental initiatives, and we are continually looking for new and innovative ways to reduce our impact on the environment.

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Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the methylxanthine class. It is mainly used recreationally, as a eugeroic (wakefulness promoter) or as a mild cognitive enhancer to increase alertness and attentional performance. Caffeine acts by blocking…

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Ophiocordyceps sinensis (formerly known as Cordyceps sinensis), known colloquially as caterpillar fungus, is an entomopathogenic fungus (a fungus that grows on insects) in the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. It is mainly found in the meadows above 3,500 metres…

The United States goes off the gold standard, a monetary system in which currency is backed by gold, when Congress enacted a joint resolution nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold.

If you hang around courts long enough, regardless of which side of the law you're on (ahem), you're bound to see some crazy things. Usually, the craziness comes from the litigants in the court cases, but sometimes judges lend their own sense of loopiness…

At this Chinese restaurant, there's only one thing on the menu... and it's probably the last part of the animal you would want to eat!

Belgium's new premier arrived for a European Union summit on Thursday fresh from his swearing-in ceremony, exultantly bumping elbows with fellow leaders as he told them his country finally had a proper government after 652 days.

A massive undertaking to remove and relocate uranium-ore tailings from a Moab, Utah, site is in its eighth year with materials continuing to be extracted and carried by train to a site in Grand Junction, Utah.

study of fashion and clothing by period in time

Who has ever heard of heart or spleen cancer? And what about the appendix?

Syrian Brazilian Jewish banker

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5th century BC Carthaginian explorer

The tiny waste harvesters use the Milky Way as a guide to roll their dung meals away to safety. Now researchers say the beetles take "snapshots" of the constellation and store them in their brains.

Adolf Hitler's abstention from the consumption of meat

From Princess Diana, Marilyn Monroe to Elizabeth Taylor, here are 8 style icons and their signature scents. 1. Marilyn Monroe: Floris Rose Geranium Like millions of other women, Monroe was a fan of Chanel No 5. However, in 2002, it was revealed that she also…

One of Saddam Hussein's sons took almost $1bn (£640m) in cash from Iraq's central bank only hours before the Americans started bombing, the US state department said last night.

New York City shipping merchant (1766-1846)