A sluggard waker was an 18th-century job undertaken by a parishioner (usually the parish clerk), in British churches. The sole task of the sluggard waker was to watch the congregation during the services and tap anyone who appeared to be falling asleep sharply…

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A 15-year-old ban looks likely to fall, but misgivings will linger.

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first American woman to receive a PhD in computer science (1913-1985)

Eimi Haga handed in what looked like a blank sheet of paper - but left her professor a crucial clue.

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Hardy Jackson's wife was thought to be lost to the storm surge. Nearly two decades later, her remains are identified.

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Monozygotic (MZ) twins and higher-order multiples arise when a zygote splits during pre-implantation stages of development. The mechanisms underpinning this event have remained a mystery. Because MZ twinning rarely runs in families, the leading hypothesis…

If protected from illegal fishing, scientists say the critically endangered species has enough genetic diversity to recover

The Doolittle Raid, also known as Doolittle's Raid, as well as the Tokyo Raid, was an air raid on 18 April 1942 by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu during World War II. It was the first American air operation to strike…

Physiologic adaptations may have made humans better runners

Slobodan "Boban" Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан "Бобан" Јанковић; December 15, 1963 – June 28, 2006) was a Serbian professional basketball player. His son, Vlado Janković, is also a professional basketball player.

The Egyptian dog Abuwtiyuw, also transcribed as Abutiu (died before 2280 BC), was one of the earliest documented domestic animals whose name is known. He is believed to have been a royal guard dog who lived in the Sixth Dynasty (2345–2181 BC), and received…

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