The actor was offered a role in Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-winning film but declined due to differences in "creative direction."

rocket interceptor developed by Messerschmitt late in World War II

Hasekura Rokuemon Tsunenaga (支倉 六右衛門 常長, 1571–1622) was a kirishitan Japanese samurai and retainer of Date Masamune, the daimyō of Sendai. He was of Japanese imperial descent with ancestral ties to Emperor Kanmu. Other names include Philip Francis Faxicura…

Clint Eastwood is forever associated with the archetypal Hollywood cowboy. Which is exactly what makes his allergy so surprising.

1944-1945 Japanese military unit type formed to perform suicidal air strikes

red, gold, green and black

first recorded same-sex marriage in Spain

Russian wrestler Besik Kudukhov, who died in a car crash in 2013, will not be stripped of his Olympic medal despite failing a drugs test.

evolution of a Pokémon species

Impersonated French peasant

The chicken sandwich also racked up a total cost of $1,500

The Rock's status was granted by Queen Victoria in 1842, but had been omitted from official records.

Der kunterbunte Früchte-Mix: Dragees mit Kirsch-, Maracuja-, Zitronen-Limetten- und Erdbeer-Minzgeschmack.

A fungus growing near the Chernobyl site was thriving on nuclear radiation thanks to radiosynthesis, using melanin to convert gamma radiation into chemical energy. Scientists are exploring whether its radiation-absorbing properties could be used to protect…

"I sat down and watched the whole thing, and I kept saying, 'Who the hell cut this thing?'"

Do you remember when you were a kid, and your biggest dream was to have your very own pet?

Naturalists and biologists were asked to learn about Egyptian flora and fauna, whilst surveyors were expected to take lots of topographical readings

Saunas were set up by local owners and likely taken down by the same, says ministry.

John II, "The Babymaker", Duke of Cleves, Count of Mark, (German: Johann II. "der Kindermacher", Herzog von Kleve, Graf von Mark) (13 April 1458 – 15 March 1521) was a son of John I, Duke of Cleves and Elizabeth of Nevers. He ruled Cleves from 1481 to his…

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