It's an ambiguous aphorism, dreamed up by a 17-year-old student in response to a contest. In 1972 the CBC's Peter Gzowski challenged listeners to complete the saying "As Canadian as..." Heather Scott answered the challenge with "...

Efforts to teach primates to communicate with humans

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Kong Tsui-chang (Chinese: 孔垂長; pinyin: Kǒng Chuícháng; born 1 July 1975) is the Sacrificial Official to Confucius in the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Before Elton John was a big star, he was almost used as a guest singer for King Crimson's second album, 'In the Wake of Poseidon', but Robert Fripp refused.

potential unification of North Korea and South Korea into a single Korean state

From an adrenaline high to a heartbreaking Loss, the unforgettable skydiving mishap that claimed the life of a skilled diver.

basin to vomit into

work by Lucian of Samosata

1969 film directed by Yoko Ono

The story of "Layla" by Eric Clapton including the meaning of the lyrics, how the song was written, and much more.

prison for people who are unable to pay debt

George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American Founding Father, politician, military officer, and farmer who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Second Continental Congress as commander…

political term

American actress

The German U-boat U-864 was attacked and sunk on 9 February 1945 by HMS Venturer, a V-class submarine of the Royal Navy. Venturer was patrolling the waters around Fedje Island, off the Norwegian coast in the North Sea. The sinking remains the only incident…

Cheetah is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae that occurs mainly in eastern and southern Africa

custom of dyeing one's teeth black, most popular in Japan until the Meiji era

Harry Patch took part in the Third Battle of Ypres, or Passchendaele, but for decades, he did not speak of his service and what he had seen. However at the age of 100, he began sharing his story of the war and would come to be known as 'The Last Fighting…

Soon, all Whole Foods stores will allow customers to “pay by palm,” but has buying stuff become too easy?

January 1922, 14-year-old Leonard Thompson became the first person to ever receive a successful insulin injection as treatment for diabetes. UMass Diabetes Center of Excellence