It turns out that the fighting on D-Day was so fierce that as much as 4% of the sand on Normandy beaches is magnetic shrapnel that has been broken down over the decades into sand-sized chunks.

California Vehicle Code - VEH VEH CA VEHICLE Section 23593. Read the code on FindLaw

Hollywood accounting (also known as Hollywood bookkeeping) refers to the opaque or creative accounting methods used by the film, video, and television industry to budget and record profits for film projects. Expenditures can be inflated to reduce or eliminate…

Looney Tunes is an American animated series of comedy short films produced by Warner Bros. from 1930 to 1969 during the golden age of American animation alongside its sister series Merrie Melodies. It was known for introducing Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky…

Jaywalking occurs when a pedestrian walks in or crosses a roadway that has traffic. The term originated with "jay-drivers", people who drove horse-drawn carriages and automobiles on the wrong side of the road, before taking its current meaning.

Banker Gilberto Baschiera, who swiped €1m from rich savers to lend to needy, rues ‘shadow funding’ that left him homeless

The founders of a new craft gin distillery in Wensleydale exploited a legal loophole to promote their first batch of spirits before they secured a licence to sell them.

Henry Ford - quick, short facts and stories from his life and life of Ford Corporation.

Dogs have been a part of the history of human beings since before the written word. The ancient temple of Gobekli-Tepe in Turkey, dated to at least 12,000 years BCE, has provided archaeologists...

In the 1980s, North Korean mass culture experienced an unprecedented influx of films and fiction on foreign themes. These works invited audiences to a bright, unfamiliar world and were popular; though the most popular were films and fiction which depicted…

Monowi (/ˈmɒnoʊwaɪ/ MON-oh-wy) is an incorporated village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 1. It is the only incorporated municipality in the United States with such a population.

When Theranos chief scientist Ian Gibbons died, CEO Elizabeth Holmes allegedly reacted in a highly unusual — and cold-hearted — way.

Martin Luther, O.S.A. (/ˈluːθər/;German: [ˈmaɐ̯tiːn ˈlʊtɐ]; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation.

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…the annual operating cost of the Pentagon’s Global Positioning System, according to a new Congressional Research Service report. GPS is a constellation of 24 satellites that now can tell everyone where he or she is in the world (the initial constellation…

Yes, he was killed by a safe.

When English wasn't efficient enough, the robots took matters into their own hands.

…the annual operating cost of the Pentagon’s Global Positioning System, according to a new Congressional Research Service report. GPS is a constellation of 24 satellites that now can tell everyone where he or she is in the world (the initial constellation…

Yes, he was killed by a safe.

The biggest risks to our life change as we grow and age. When we're toddlers, being near water can be one of the deadliest activities, while in middle age, our DNA is more susceptible to damage. Take a look at the most common causes of death at every age…