Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the clade Selachimorpha (or Selachii)…

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What do most people look for when buying salmon? Not size or fat content. Most look for color. Since the fish is known for its distinctive pink hue (a...

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Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland following the ratification of the Acts of Union on 1 May 1707, which merged the kingdoms of Scotland and England. Prior to this, she was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland…

UPDATE: Aaron Lavallee, deputy assistant administrator in the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education, today

Canadian actor (1971–2010)

At least 52,250 people have been killed over the last 14 years in Nigeria just for being Christian, a new report published April 10 revealed.

A judge has ruled that the man who randomly killed a Florida couple in his garage suffers from insanity and will be sent to a mental hospital for

NASA's Mission Control struggled with the question of whether to alert Columbia astronauts that the space shuttle was crippled on orbit as it began its doomed reentry. Wayne Hale, who later became Space Shuttle Program Manager, recently wrote about the dilemma…

In a new TV Legends Revealed, learn whether Neal McDonough truly refuses to ever kiss his love interests in his TV roles

Canberra service examined 58 samples in August with nearly a third of potential users discarding drugs once made aware of what they actually contained

Charcoal toothpaste has been rising in popularity through recent years. I have been asked by many patients about its efficacy and safety. After some research this is what I have concluded: 1. Charcoal toothpaste is natural, so it must be safe, right? Charcoal…

Asbestos was used as fake snow in many old Hollywood movies white asbestos fibers used in movies such as the Wizard of Oz and Holiday Inn.

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Japanese singer-songwriter (1959-2004)

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China used to have one of the world’s largest communities of Esperanto speakers. But the language is now in danger of disappearing from the country completely.

performed on U.S. President John F. Kennedy, on the day of his assassination, at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland

When patients leave the office after an appointment with their eyecare professional, they should have certain things in hand: their coat, their phone – and a copy of their eyeglass prenoscription.