Santa Catalina Island (Tongva: Pimugna or Pimu) is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California in the Gulf of Santa Catalina. The island name is often shortened to Catalina Island or just Catalina. The island is 22 mi (35 km) long and 8 mi…

(Phys.org) —Researchers with the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) have presented findings at this year's Goldschmidt conference. They report having found bacteria, fungi and viruses living a ...

Keanu Charles Reeves (/kɛˈɑːnuː/ keh-AH-noo born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian-American actor and musician. He gained fame for his starring role performances in several blockbuster films, including comedies from the Bill and Ted franchise (1989–1991);…

"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera. It is a six-minute suite, consisting of several sections without a chorus: an intro, a ballad segment, an operatic…

Rosalynn McGinnis was just 10 years old when the abuse began. Only two years later, she was kidnapped and held captive for nearly 20 years before good Samaritans helped her escape with her nine children.

On December 3 1984, more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, immediately killing at least 3,800 people and causing significant morbidity and premature death for many thousands more. The company involved ...

Charity advises women and young girls to set off airport metal detectors to give them more time to seek help from authorities

A quick-thinking Florida mom turned a pizza delivery order into a plea for help while allegedly being held hostage by…

Lord Maximus Farquaad is the main antagonist of the 2001 animated feature film Shrek, as well as Shrek 4-D and the musical. He is voiced by John Lithgow. He does not appear in William Steig's original picture book of the same name.

How alphabet books dealt with the letter X before the rise of x-rays and xylophones.

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This Texas mother was prepared to go to extreme lengths to see her daughter become a cheerleader.

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Simon Monjack's death two months ago was caused by acute pneumonia and severe anemia, according to a Los Angeles County coroner spokesman.

More wine is drunk per person in the Vatican City than in any other country in the world, according to the latest statistics released by the Wine Institute.

The trunk (North American English), boot (British English), dickie (Indian English) (also spelled dickey or dicky) or compartment (South-East Asia) of a car is the vehicle's main storage compartment.

In case you had any doubts about Bill Murray's awesomeness, the actor told a story at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday (which organizers...

Fukushima municipal workers Wednesday planted some 10,000 sunflower seeds in a 6,000-sq.-meter field identified as a radioactive hot spot, in the hope the

At the heart of the problem is the failure by successive governments to cut the cosy ties between Italy's banks and companies.

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The Umbrella Academy is an American comic book series created and written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá. The first six-issue limited series, The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite, was released by Dark Horse Comics between September 14, 2007…