Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military leader who served as the 12th president of the United States from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank of major general…

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Wax mourning doll circa 1860. (Wikipedia Commons)

Victorian mourning dolls are one of the most overlooked elements of the Victorian grief process. For wealthy families who lost a child, it seems...

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unintended aircraft takeoff

1985 comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn

Aristotle was wrong and so are we: there are far more than five senses. Barry Smith on the multisensory view in neuroscience

17th–18th century French priest and atheist

"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional Jamaican folk song. The song has mento influences, but it is commonly classified as an example of the better known calypso music.

extinct species of Moho songbird

Australian geologist known for vandalism

For the Aztecs a woman giving birth was likened to a warrior in a battle

Guinness World Records is a global brand, with offices in London, New York, China, Japan and UAE, with brand ambassadors on the ground around the world.

Former FBI Director William Webster and his wife were the targets of a Jamaican lottery scam in 2014. They assisted in the FBI's investigation, which led to the arrest and conviction of Keniel Thomas, who was sentenced in February 2019 to nearly six years…

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Kurt Chew-Een Lee (Chinese: 呂超然; pinyin: Lǚ Chāorán (January 21, 1926 – March 3, 2014) was the first Asian American to be commissioned as a regular officer in the United States Marine Corps. Lee earned the Navy Cross under fire in Korea in September 1950…

Disney Channel surprisingly does not have many long running shows, despite many of their series being beloved. Here are shows with the most episodes.

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African refugees who escaped from slavery in the Americas, and their descendants

Objective To quantify US female and male Olympic athletes’ longevity and the years of life lost or saved due to multiple causes of death as compared with the US general population.

Methods Former US athletes who had participated in the summer or winter Olympic…