The Beatles refused to play to segregated audiences in the US, a contract for one of the group's concerts shows.

Chad Stahelski (born September 20, 1968) is an American stuntman and film director. He is known for directing the 2014 film John Wick along with David Leitch, and solo directing its two sequels. Stahelski also doubled for Brandon Lee after the fatal accident…

Shirley Henderson (born 24 November 1965) is a Scottish actress. Her film roles include Gail in Trainspotting (1996), Jude in the three Bridget Jones films (2001/04/16), and Moaning Myrtle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) and Harry Potter…

The Siege of Weinsberg took place in Weinsberg, in the modern state of Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany, which was then part of the Holy Roman Empire. The siege was a decisive battle between two dynasties, the Welfs and the Hohenstaufen. The Welfs for the first…

Purists want to enjoy the Emily Blunt film in silence – but it’s not the only part of cinema etiquette that could do with a 21st-century update

14/7 Project Possible is an extraordinary attempt by ex-special forces and mountaineer Nims Purja, to climb all 14 mountains above 8,000m in 7 just months.

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The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist is an informal name for a months-long robbery between 2011–12 of nearly 3,000 tons of maple syrup, valued at C$18.7 million from a storage facility in Quebec. The facility was operated by the Federation of Quebec Maple…

The actor was so poor he resorted to doing his own dental work!

How Lance Armstrong’s career turned from unparalleled success to the biggest doping scandal ever seen in the sport

NORTH Korea’s nuke-mad leaders have never taken a pee or a poo –...

Tabernaemontana undulata, the Becchete or Bëcchëte (pronounced B'-chéw-teh, a Matis and Matsés word for a medicinal plant) is a milkwood species in the family Apocynaceae. It occurs in the Amazon rainforest.

Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor who played DC comic book superhero Superman, beginning with the acclaimed Superman (1978), for which he won a BAFTA Award.

The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Metro Manila, within the boundaries of the former Fort William McKinley. It can be reached most easily from the city via Epifano de los Santos Ave. (EDSA) to McKinley Road…

Glenn Theodore Seaborg (/ˈsiːbɔːrɡ/; April 19, 1912 – February 25, 1999) was an American chemist whose involvement in the synthesis, discovery and investigation of ten transuranium elements earned him a share of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His work…

Parmigiano-Reggiano (/ˌpɑːrmɪˈdʒɑːnoʊ rɛˈdʒɑːnoʊ/, Italian: [parmiˈdʒaːno redˈdʒaːno]) is an Italian hard, granular cheese.
The name "Parmesan" is often used generically for the same cheese made outside the traditional areas of production in Italy, although…

There are four dozen potentially dangerous radioactive satellites orbiting the Earth today. Currently planned launches will vastly increase their numb…

Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were American criminals who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, known for their bank robberies—although…

Prosecutors will look into claims of "planned obsolescence" in iPhones, which is illegal in France.