JOHN Wayne Bobbitt wants to finally put an end to one of most acrimonious marriage splits of all time – with an apology. It has been over 30 years since John Wayne’s ex-wife Lorena slic…

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Japanese newspaper grow into herbs and flowers when planted.

The question of the heritability of behavior has been of long fascination to scientists and the broader public. It is now widely accepted that most...

Gale was found guilty on myriad charges following a six-day bender in the nation's capital.

Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military and diplomatic alliance, it consisted of two sovereign states with a single…

Wolverine is a character in the X-Men universe known for his bad attitude and adamantium claws. He first appeared in the Marvel comic series in 1974, and later in the X-Men film franchise. He is a mutant who has retractable adamantium claws, that he can make…

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The Victorian era is infamous for putting death in the spotlight, giving rise to a number of inventions designed around mortal remains. The “safety coffin,” for instance, addressed the fear of being buried alive. Earlier and simpler versions included things…

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The Roman expansion in Italy covers a series of conflicts in which Rome grew from being a small Italian city-state to be the ruler of the Italian region. Roman tradition attributes to the Roman kings the first war against the Sabines and the first conquests…

New DNA analysis suggests a body found on a beach in Australia in 1948 belongs to Carl Webb, an electrical engineer from Melbourne

constitutional crisis in Australia caused by the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam by Governor-General John Kerr

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In Florida an angry homeowner whose home was wrongfully foreclosed on by <a href="https://www.bankofamerica.com/">Bank of America</a>, gets revenge by foreclosing on the bank's local branch. In Georgia, in a different property dispute, a city court judge…

First Australians to take Japanese Prisoner of War on Australian soil

When he died, the White Star Line sent a bill for his uniform There can be few better places to consider the irony of the phrase ‘the good old days’ than Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where I went last week to visit the grave of my grandfather…

Kenny Bräck (born 21 March 1966) is a Swedish former race car driver. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series. He won the 1998 Indy Racing League championship and the 1999 Indianapolis 500, becoming…