Although RAF Hurricanes shouldered a greater burden against the Luftwaffe, the Spitfire’s superior performance gave it a far higher victory-to-loss ratio against the German fighter aircraft

technique in which a dog is used to locate an object by scent

Japanese theological concept

Consumer Reports tells you how to protect your car from rodents and deter squirrels, mice, and other rodents from chewing through the wires in your vehicle.

M136279841 is over 41 million digits.

The Corwin Amendment is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that has never been adopted, but owing to the absence of a ratification deadline, could still be adopted by the state legislatures. It would have shielded slavery within the states…

2009 collision between the Iridium 33 and Cosmos-2251 satellites

The 1984 United States presidential election was the 50th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican President Ronald Reagan and his running mate, incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush, were reelected to…

graffiti

Standardized simple radio receiver type made in Nazi Germany

ballot option in Nevada to vote against all available candidates

Some presidential elections have been decided by just a few thousand votes—or even a few hundred.

catastrophic volcanic eruption in present-day Indonesia

act of one or more inmates leaving prison through unofficial or illegal ways

Konami has revealed the voice actress behind Metal Gear Solid character Eva after keeping it a secret for 20 years, and it is, in fact, Ariel from The Little Mermaid.

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flashy, but impractical public transport technologies

President Wilson's blueprint for ending World War I and avoiding all future global disputes was ambitious—but ultimately a failure.

eunuchs in Imperial China

American lobster (b. 1869)