Recently, cockroach milk has been coined as an up-and-coming superfood, as it’s said to be incredibly nutritious and healthy. This article explains what cockroach milk is, including its possible benefits and drawbacks.

people in Japan who purposely vanish from their lives

112 is a common emergency telephone number that can be dialed free of charge from most mobile telephones and, in some countries, fixed telephones in order to reach emergency services (ambulance, fire and rescue, police).

volcano on icy moons (e.g. Titan) and other bodies (e.g. Pluto, Ceres) that erupts volatiles (e.g. water, ammonia or methane)

Do you have a habit of picking up books which you never quite get around to reading? That's tsundoku.

Different pets need different things, and some animals really need another animal friend. Guinea pigs are some of those animals, and the people of Switzerland have decided to do something to make sure these cute critters have furry friends. Read on to double…

In the summer of 1943, American and Canadian forces launched an amphibious assault on the north Pacific island of Kiska. Codenamed Cottage, the operation was intended to seize the last enemy

Raymond Ames Spruance (July 3, 1886 – December 13, 1969) was a United States Navy admiral during World War II. He commanded U.S. naval forces during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, one of the most significant naval battles of the Pacific Theatre. He also…

1942 bomber aircraft family; heaviest bomber widely used by US forces in World War II

This is an excerpt from my book, The Pursuit Of ExcellenceFrom the beginning of recorded history through May 6, 1954, the fastest any human being had ever run a mile was 4:01.4. When it comes to pursuing excellence: the standard of “good enough” becomes a…

"You Only Live Twice", performed by Nancy Sinatra, is the theme song to the 1967 James Bond film of the same name. The music was by veteran Bond film composer John Barry, with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. The song is widely recognized for its striking opening…

Back in the Cold War craziness of the 1950s, a CIA operative in the Philippines used the local folklore myth of the blood-sucking aswang to try and scare off communist rebels. Did it work?

sub-ethnic group of Karen people in Myanmar

brand of whisky from Canada

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See estimates for worldwide deaths, broken down by country, in World War II. 

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device to estimate alcohol concentration in exhaled air

type of Greek folkdance

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