Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French emperor and military commander who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during…

The Social Credit System (Chinese: 社会信用体系; pinyin: shèhuì xìnyòng tǐxì) is a national credit rating and blacklist being developed by the government of China. The social credit initiative calls for the establishment of a record system so that businesses, individuals…

The M60 remained an infantry mainstay until 1994, when testing began on a possible replacement. Although the gun’s latest variant, the M60E4, is arguably among the most mechanically perfect weapons of its kind, "The Pig" was replaced by the M240 in most US…

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The mysteries of Earth’s core – the deeper scientists look into the heart of our planet, the more puzzling it becomes.

The pyramids are the most famous monuments of ancient Egypt and still fascinate people in the present day. These enormous tributes to the memory of the Egyptian kings have become synonymous with the...

A new study of crocodilian genomes led by scientists at UC Santa Cruz reveals an exceptionally slow rate of genome evolution.

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I Dreamed a Dream is the debut studio album by Scottish singer Susan Boyle. It was released on 23 November 2009 by Syco Music in the United Kingdom, and by Columbia Records in the United States one day later. In the standard edition, 11 out of the 12 songs…

By Caitlin Chen | Opinions Editor In a $50 million lawsuit filed in March 2005, Minnesota illusionist Christopher Roller accused celebrity magician David Copperfield of infringing Roller’s patent of godly powers by using Roller’s powers to perform magic on…

Drs. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, authors of "You: Being Beautiful," discuss the importance of sexual health, erectile dysfunction causes and how you can use food to reinvent your marriage.

Canada’s “Loonie” coin was supposed to be much different than the one we know today, altered after a mysterious theft in 1986. The original dollar coin molds could still be hidden…

11,700 year old creosote bush in the Mojave Desert of California

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Seatbelts significantly increases your chance of survival during a crash. Seatbelts are the safest choice drivers & passengers can make while driving.

When a poodle fell off a high rise balcony in Buenos Aires, it’s hard to imagine how it could result in the deaths of three pedestrians below. Cachi’s beady eyes were locked on to the tennis …

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One night in 1970, daredevil Evel Knievel was preparing to jump his motorcycle over 11 vehicles in front of a packed stadium in San Francisco. Apparently, jumping a motorcycle over…