During the Cold War, the term Third World referred to the developing countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, the nations not aligned with either the First World or the Second World. This usage has become relatively rare due to the ending of the Cold…

Nero (/ˈnɪəroʊ/; Latin: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; 15 December 37 – 9 June 68 AD) was the last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius and became Claudius' heir and successor. Like Claudius, Nero…

Everybody and his agent seem to be getting $20 million a picture these days, but which actor got the biggest…

Have you ever wondered where the term “boycott” come from? Many might be surprised it originates from Ireland in the time of Charles Stuart Parnell.

Charles Cunningham Boycott was an English land agent who became infamous after he was ignored and ostracized…

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United States Postal Service v. Hustler Magazine, Inc. is a court case decided in 1986 by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The court ruled that Hustler could not be stopped from delivering its magazine to members of Congress, upholding…

Here are some of the most chilling attacks suspected by the Golden State Killer.

In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding on his horse-drawn carriage in Washington, DC.

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A small French café has taken the old adage that manners don’t cost you anything to its logical extreme – by charging extra to rude customers.

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As the world whimpers over the loss of scene-stealing canine actor Uggie, we take a look at other famous pooches who have left their pawprints on our hearts

In a country where nearly 22% of people smoke, one executive says he's decided to combat the habit with incentives, not coercion.

Mount Everest, known in Nepali as Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा), in Tibetan as Chomolungma (ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ) and in Chinese as Zhumulangma (珠穆朗玛), is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The international…

An exhibition at Morgan Library in New York transports fans of “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings” to Middle-earth

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Celebrating the soundtrack release of "The Lion King Legacy Collection", Hans Zimmer talks with Disney Legacy about creating the score for Disney's Masterpiece "The Lion King".…

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