Sir Martin Frobisher (/ˈfroʊbɪʃər/; c. 1535 – 22 November 1594) was an English seaman and privateer who made three voyages to the New World looking for the North-west Passage. He probably sighted Resolution Island near Labrador in north-eastern Canada, before…

One would imagine that sneaking around in the forest, trying to inconspicuously hunt prey, would be quite difficult with a bright, striped orange coat. Which is exactly what a tiger has. So how do they managed to blend in enough to get anywhere near their…

Franklin Story Musgrave, M.D. (born August 19, 1935) is an American physician and a retired NASA astronaut. He is a public speaker and consultant to both Disney's Imagineering group and Applied Minds in California. In 1996 he became only the second astronaut…

Security Officer Peña was a former employee identified as a Venezuelan immigrant in episode commentaries at the office building where Family Guy and American Dad! were produced. Security officer...

The former president's surgery took place at a private hospital in Dallas, which had some people wondering: What benefits do former presidents receive? How about members of Congress after they leave office?

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Marilyn Grace Bell Di Lascio (born October 19, 1937) is a Canadian retired long distance swimmer. She was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario and later swam the English Channel and Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Captain Crook (later referred to as The Captain beginning in 1984) is a character who was featured in McDonald's McDonaldland series of commercials. He is a pirate and is similar in appearance to...

Forensic experts from around the world are to pay tribute to the Scottish scientist who discovered that fingerprints are unique.

British intelligence called Juan Pujiol Garcia 'Agent Garbo' because he was so good at assuming new identities.

 The fourth-graders were unanimous: Quicksand doesn't scare them, not one bit. If you're a 9- or 10-year-old at the P.S. 29 elementary school in Brookl ...

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Its large pit and fleshy deliciousness are all a result of its status as an evolutionary anachronism

The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean about 300 miles east of South America's southern Patagonian coast. The i...

It is never easy, being the child of a famous person.

Insect and wildlife identification can be tricky if you don't know what pest is making which noise. Listen to cricket, katydid and mosquito sounds, among several others.

The number of men who had DNA tests administered for themselves and at least one of their children rose by 64 percent last decade, according to The New York Times. The DNA tests confirm whether or...

Flamingo 492 continues to defy the odds.

Pontiac's War (also known as Pontiac's Conspiracy or Pontiac's Rebellion) was launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes, primarily from the Great Lakes region, the Illinois Country, and Ohio Country who were dissatisfied…

The sight of sheep grazing on the south lawn of the White House may seem unusual, but during World War I, it was a highl...

Primate cognition is the study of the intellectual and behavioral skills of non-human primates, particularly in the fields of psychology, behavioral biology, primatology, and anthropology.