History: A Chinese American's book deals with a largely forgotten atrocity waged by the Japanese 60 years ago.

Singer accused victim of hacking into his computer before threatening him with whips and sex toys

Roman consul 249 BC

Meteorologists use multiple factors in a calculation to determine the percent chance of rain.

Orson Welles acted in a series of advertisements for Paul Masson California wine from 1978 to 1981, best known for their slogan "We will sell no wine before its time," becoming a much-parodied cultural trope of the late 20th century. Years later, the commercials…

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Indian man known for manually cutting a path through a hill

Corundum is used as a gemstone, abrasive, refractory and much more. Red corundum is a ruby, blue is a sapphire, any other color is a fancy sapphire. Synthetic corundum is used instead of natural corundum in most applications.

Bear hibernation is an adaptation that helps bears conserve energy, but bears are not actually true hibernators.

The Titles of Nobility Amendment is a proposed and still-pending amendment to the United States Constitution. The 11th Congress passed it on May 1, 1810, and submitted to the state legislatures for ratification. It would strip United States citizenship from…

Learn how nuclear medicine therapy works and what to expect from care at Mayo Clinic.

Capital punishment for juveniles in the United States existed until March 2, 2005, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional in Roper v. Simmons. Prior to Roper, there were 71 people on death row in the United States for crimes committed as juveniles.

The image of the presidential motorcade is one of the most commonly recognizable symbols of Secret Service protection. But sleek, black limousines with darkened windows and advance security elements were not always features of the presidential limousine.

Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti…

The Department of State Diplomatic Courier Service, which marks its 100th anniversary in 2018, ships tens of thousands of bags and containers, known as pouches, around the world each year (more than 116,000 separate items in 2017). If these pouches could…

As Guy Ritchie’s directorial debut was facing trouble finding buyers, Tom Cruise swooped in at the right time to save the crime comedy.

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A century ago, explorer Robert Peary earned fame for discovering the North Pole, but did Frederick Cook get there first?

Neuroscientist Dean Burnett explains the brain's gruesome method for spring cleaning.

Low is the eleventh studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 14 January 1977 through RCA Records. The first of three collaborations with the producer Tony Visconti and the musician Brian Eno that became known as the Berlin Trilogy, the…