The current official flag of the U.S. state of Hawaii (Hawaiian: Ka Hae Hawaiʻi) had also previously been used by the kingdom, protectorate, republic, and territory of Hawaii. The flag includes the flag of a foreign nation, the Union Jack of the United Kingdom…

Japanese warrior monk

Gaming skills are clearly transferable to real-life situations as one Norwegian boy will tell you. 12-year-old Hans Jorgen Olsen called upon skills gained through playing World of Warcraft to save himself and his […]

From drinking 106 beers in a single sitting to repeatedly refusing medical treatment for his condition, 'Andre the Giant' HBO documentary highlights.

David Bowie has some questions and criticisms about MTV’s lack of videos featuring black artists in this 1983 interview with Mark Goodman.

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The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was the largest confrontation of World War II, in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in Southern Russia.

exercise of power by Rome's plebeian citizens, during which the plebs would abandon the city en masse and leave the patrician order to themselves, with all shops and workshops shut down and commercial transactions ceasing

Despite years of intense hunting and trapping, Texas is losing the war on feral hogs. Some just don't realize how bad the situation in the Lone Star State is.

Billy (slave) Billy (born c. 1754) was an enslaved man from Virginia who was charged with treason during the American Revolution.[1] He was pardoned in 1781 after a letter was written arguing that, as a slave, he was not a citizen and thus could not commit…

PDF | This paper describes an incentive trap of growth that shows that civilisations may delay interstellar exploration as long as voyagers have the reasonable expectation that whenever they set out growth will continue to progress and find quicker means…

Staring at a fish tank is like getting the healing benefits of nature on demand.

Welcome to Grape Japan, a website dedicated to sharing interesting content related to Japan, ranging from the country’s most beautiful traditional aspects to its popular modern sub-cultures.

Not that anyone needs another reason to like Steve Carell, but the Office star has given us one: He recently…

The Mississippi Company (French: Compagnie du Mississippi; founded 1684, named the Company of the West from 1717, and the Company of the Indies from 1719 ) was a corporation holding a business monopoly in French colonies in North America and the West Indies.…

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Austrian physician

American rock band, formed in Seattle in 1994

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

While many believed that courage and strength matter most, it is actually the ability to stay calm and collected and the will to act that separate the boys from the men. To help you appreciate this concept, here are facts about Charles Rigoulot and several…

chacma baboon, d. 1890