Austrian physicist and philosopher (1844–1906)

Hollywood star Jim Carrey has told how he was given training from an expert who advised the CIA on dealing with torture as he coped with a gruelling make-up regime in one of his movies.
The star had to endure a “horrendous” daily ordeal lasting...

Deciding on a name for your new dog can be a challenge at times; one medieval duke clearly thought so when he compiled a list of some 1065 appropriate names for dogs in his manual on game and hunting. Edward, Duke of York (grand-uncle of Edward IV and Richard…

The New London School explosion occurred on March 18, 1937, when a natural gas leak caused an explosion and destroyed the London School in New London, Texas, United States. The disaster killed more than 300 students and teachers. As of 2021[update], the event…

The melting point (or, rarely, liquefaction point) of a substance is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid. At the melting point the solid and liquid phase exist in equilibrium. The melting point of a substance depends on pressure…

German physician who survived hiding out with his family during The Holocaust

An evolutionary approach may help scientists understand why mothers become genetic chimeras and how that affects their health

ancient Egyptian strike

only homicide officially recorded in New York City on September 11, 2001

Throwing thousands of baby puffins off a cliff is a yearly tradition for the people of Iceland's Westman Islands. It's part of what's known as "puffling season" and is a crucial life-saving endeavor.

subspecies of mammal

Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein KG, GCB, DSO, PC, DL (/məntˈɡʌməri ... ˈæləmeɪn/; 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty", was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish…

volcano on the southwestern coast of Italy

That filling between the wafers tastes a little too familiar.

Aaron Bank (November 23, 1902 – April 1, 2004) was a United States Army colonel who founded the US Army Special Forces, commonly known as the "Green Berets". He is also known for his exploits as an OSS officer during World War II, when he parachuted into…

Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)

Senate Bill 2695 would require first-time driver’s license applicants to complete a driver education and training program in order to obtain a license.

Telling the bees is a Western European tradition in which bees are told of important events, including deaths, births, marriages and departures and returns in the keeper's household. If the custom was omitted or forgotten and the bees were not "put into mourning"…

Zachary Porter, of Illinois, got stuck in the mud. Rescuers couldn’t reach him before he was submerged by the incoming tide.