The English-speaking world comprises the 88 countries and territories in which English is an official, administrative, or cultural language. In the early 2000s, between one and two billion people spoke English, making it the largest language by number of…

total mass of living organisms in a given area (all species or selected species)

The case of a man who is still able to function even though most of his brain is missing, has given fuel to radical theories about consciousness. Psychologist Axel Cleeremans, of the Université Libre in Brussels, explains how.

1999 music festival in Rome, New York, U.S.

American singer-songwriter

explosive weapon, concealed under or on the ground

distortion in the perception of time

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The 1st Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 31, 1981, at founder John J. B. Wilson's living room alcove to recognize the worst the film industry had to offer in 1980. For it was a double feature of Can't Stop the Music, winner of Worst Picture, and…

Article One of the Constitution of the United States establishes the legislative branch of the federal government, the United States Congress. Under Article One, Congress is a bicameral legislature consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.: 73 …

Surely one of the most repulsive jobs in history, the 'Groom of the King's Close Stool' was a role created during the reign of Henry VIII to monitor and assist in the king's bowel motions.

practice of inserting a piece of skinned ginger root into the human anus or the vagina

Reeves donated 70% of his original earnings from “The Matrix” to cancer research.

The Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) extinction event, also known as the Cretaceous–Tertiary (K–T) extinction, was the mass extinction of three-quarters of the plant and animal species on Earth approximately 66 million years ago. The event caused the extinction…

As the second-largest air force in the world, United States naval aviation is a force to be reckoned with – and has been for decades. Here are six facts about U.S. Navy aviation and Navy pilots.

American organ transplant recipient

ancient palace built for the Roman emperor Diocletian

It takes a lot of calories to be pregnant — and fewer of the calories are going to the fetus than previously thought, according to a new study.

American actor (1901–1960)