large brothel in Cologne

Did Burma-Shave once promise to send a man to Mars as part of a promotion?

alcoholic drink made from torpedo fuel and pineapple juice

(Fotovolos Apollon. Ancient Corinth Museum.) The famous ‘Statue of Liberty’ is widely recognized across the world. Widely known as a gift from France to America, the statue is believed to be a mark of freedom from colonial shackles, not least because of the…

term describing people who have had sexual intercourse on an aircraft

The Hobbit was first published 75 years ago today - and it wasn't exactly the way you remember it

American criminal and murder victim

BPPV occurs when tiny calcium crystals called otoconia come loose from their normal location on the utricle, a sensory organ in the inner ear.

The first UK singles chart to include songs downloaded from the internet was released yesterday, but the dawning of the digital age failed to dislodge veteran singer Tony Christie from the top spot.

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Scientists have measured the shortest unit of time - and it's called the zeptosecond.

American baseball player (born 1990)

Off the northeastern coast of Labrador, in the northern most reaches of the Newfoundland & Labrador province lies Landsat Island, an icy isle inhabited only by polar bears. How did such a place get named after a satellite? In 1976, Landsat data were used…

Can levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the blood be reduced by blood or plasma donations?In this randomized clinical trial of 285 firefighters, both blood and plasma donations resulted in significantly lower PFAS levels ...

Affecting travellers every year, this bizarre phenomenon sees visitors to Florence suffer psychological breakdowns after being overwhelmed by the city's abundance of great art.

A list of songs that artists have either refused to play temporarily or retired permanently from their live sets.

I’ve gotten a number of calls, comments, and texts from people who believed they had found a coyfox, a hybrid between a coyote and a red fox. It’s an understandable mistake to make. Man…

English drummer, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1944)

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one of four known tunnels located under the border between North Korea and South Korea

A sheepdog in Georgia that killed eight coyotes in defense of his flock is nominated for Farm Dog of the Year. Wyoming ranchers say "Casper" is proof of…