Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 1969

Male Seychelles giant tortoise

Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System. In English, it is named after the ancient Roman god Mercurius (Mercury), god of commerce and communication, and the messenger of the gods. Mercury is classified as a terrestrial…

Airplane manufacturer Boeing used potatoes instead of humans as it tested new procedures for providing wireless connections on airplanes.

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There's no evidence OTC antibacterial soaps prevent disease more than washing with plain soap and water. Some antibacterial drugs can do more harm than good.

KRISTINA Ozturk may be just 26, but she’s already a mum to a whopping 22 babies via surrogacy. The Russian-born blogger welcomed 21 surrogate babies into the world with millionaire businessma…

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American actress and comedian (1922–2021)

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It is a common belief that you have to drink 6-8 glasses of water per day. Almost everyone has heard this recommendation at some point although if you were to ask someone why you need to drink this

The Battle of Fishguard was a military invasion of Great Britain by Revolutionary France during the War of the First Coalition. The brief campaign, on 22–24 February 1797, is the most recent landing on British soil by a hostile foreign force, and thus is…

The British expat had just moved to the U.S.; she’d never had to write a check in London or during her seven years in Switzerland.

From altered voices to "infrasound," these audio tricks spook and unsettle.

official mascot of the Michelin tyre company

2,500 years ago, Anaxagoras correctly determined that the rocky moon reflects light from the sun, allowing him to explain lunar phases and eclipses

(non-Flash version) Browse a time line tracing the history of the Parthenon from antiquity to the present day.

The former president took over the 34th-floor Fox Plaza office space after the Bruce Willis action movie wrapped.

See why it’s called “the most glorious memory box.”