Ivan VI Antonovich (Russian: Иван VI Антонович; 23 August [O.S. 12 August] 1740 – 16 July [O.S. 5 July] 1764), also known as Ioann Antonovich, was Emperor of Russia from October 1740 until he was overthrown by his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna in December 1741.…

A cousin marriage is a marriage where the spouses are cousins (i.e. people with common grandparents or people who share other fairly recent ancestors). The practice was common in earlier times and continues to be common in some societies today, though in…

1996 film directed by Wes Craven

institution that officially elects the President and Vice President of the United States

Here’s your fun fact for the day: Not only was Mark Twain (née Samuel Langhorne Clemens on this day in 1835) an inventor of good stories and witty rejoinders, he was a literal inventor—of bot…

Colonists accused of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials did not have a lot of options. Salem was ruled by English law at the time which dictated that if a grand jury handed up a “true bill,” which indicates that there is evidence of misbehavior, the person…

Egon Rudi Ernst Krenz (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}German pronunciation: [ˈeːgɔn ˈkʁɛnts];…

annual observance on October 9 in honor of the Norse explorer Leif Erikson

Thirty years ago in a single day Big Bang deregulated the City of London, creating a financial sector many believe can withstand anything Brexit can throw at it.

Here's the sitch: it's been 15 years since Kim Possible debuted. Here's what you probably didn't know about the series.

The national dish of Thailand is actually a fusion of Thai and Chinese food cultures

American stand-up comedian and actor (1922–1991)

South Korean misconception relating to the use of electric fans

American singer (1950–2001)

Ten Summoner's Tales is the fourth solo studio album by English musician Sting. The noscript is a combined pun of his family name, Sumner, and a character in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, the summoner. Released in 1993, it explores themes of love…

Western Poland's long forgotten Ostwall fortification serves as both a WWII museum and a refuge for flying mammals

town in Alaska, United States

The Titanic International Society says Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the sinking of the Titanic, has died in her sleep.

American writer

Nature - The African coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) attracted international attention when a specimen was netted off the South African coast in 1938, as coelacanths were thought to have gone...

Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in WHEN HARRY MET SALLY. Courtney Howard // Film Critic One of my all time favorite scenes in any film is in WHEN HARRY MET SALLY. No, no. It’s not the very real sounding…