Only 1 in 8 Americans are achieving optimal metabolic health, which carries serious implications for public health.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson declines to pardon Billy the Kid for killing then-sheriff William Brady.

Special Forces "Green Light" teams trained to deploy small nuclear bombs called Special Atomic Demolition Munitions during the Cold War.

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David Fincher ’s 1999 film Fight Club may be a cult classic beloved film now, but 20 years ago audiences didn’t really care for it. In fact, the movie bombed at the box office and it was booed by audiences at early screenings! The world obviously just wasn’t…

About 75 percent of eye color is due the OCA2 gene, which makes melanin. However, scientists are beginning to understand how other genes play a role.

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Malaysian officials have banned a car advert featuring Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt, saying the promotion could be humiliating to Asian looks.

Iran’s ability to maintain its commercial airline sector despite years of stringent Western sanctions has once again come into the spotlight. Last month, an operation saw Iran successfully smuggle two Airbus A340 aircraft out of Lithuania, a move that left…

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The Norwegian government keeps book publishers alive.

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Addiction to UV light and opioids is increased by VitD deficiency, suggesting that a feedback loop promotes its synthesis.

Maximilian was an archduke of Austria and the emperor of Mexico, a man whose naive liberalism proved unequal to the international intrigues that had put him on the throne and to the brutal struggles within Mexico that led to his execution. The younger brother…

Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. The film was produced by David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures and directed by Victor Fleming. Set in the American South against…

A new study has hypothesized that martial arts legend and actor Bruce Lee died from his kidney's "inability to excrete excess water."

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