Leonard Simon Nimoy (/ˈniːmɔɪ/; March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015) was an American actor, film director, photographer, author, singer, and songwriter. He was known for playing Spock in the Star Trek franchise, a character he portrayed in television and film…

The eruption of Mount St. Helens which began on March 27, 1980 was the event of a lifetime. That was when Robert Landsburg, a 48-year-old American photographer from Portland, Oregon, decided to document it with his camera.

Do taller people have an advantage, or do the best things really come in small packages? From sex to happiness, BBC Future reviews how your stature shapes your life.

A concrete door post and the actions of passers-by helped to avert a major tragedy at Glasgow Airport.

Beautiful gesture.

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Tony Iommi talks about his early days as a musician, cutting off his fingers in an industrial accident and his road to forming Black Sabbath.

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM FRS (/ˈrʌsəl/; 18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, essayist, social critic, political activist, and Nobel laureate. At various points in…

 
Bank of Canada is pleading with Star Trek fans to stop “Spocking” its five dollar bills. Since Leonard Nimoy’s death, Canadian folks have been “Spocking” the hell out of the five dollar bill that features a portrait of Canada’s seventh prime minister Sir…

Upper layer above northern hemisphere should be completely repaired in 2030s

Grace Slick redirects money from the chain to an LGBQT-focused charity

Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. (23 February 1915 – 1 November 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the pilot who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped Little Boy…

A recent push to debunk the myth that mayonnaise is prone to spoiling has boosted its distribution at restaurants.

Don't throw that cold pasta out. Warm it up and it could be one of the healthier meals you eat today.

The produce you buy in the supermarket or grocery store is not fresh. With many items, like spinach, the leaves may have been plucked no more than a few weeks ago. But with many others, like apples, the fruit probably sat in cold storage for a year before…

A Queens man has discovered enough hidden treasure — bits of diamonds, rubies, platinum and gold — on the gritty sidewalks of Midtown’s Diamond District to make a living. “The

Roberto Martin Antonio Bonilla (/boʊˈniːjə/, born February 23, 1963) is a former player in Major League Baseball of Puerto Rican descent who played in the major leagues from 1986 to 2001.

How many New Zealand dollars can you buy with a Dollarydoo?

Sometimes people confuse asocial and antisocial personality types. But what are the real differences between asocial vs. antisocial?

If you're a beer expert, chances are you know some things about beer. But we bet you didn't know some of these amazing facts about beer!

Inventor David Marshall “Carbine” Williams has become a folk hero for “designing” the M1 Carbine, and he was immortalized by Hollywood for his “invention” of the gun. Recently discovered documents from Winchester’s Edwin Pugsley cast new light on Williams’…