Act II is a brand of microwave popcorn in North America that is ostensibly based on the look and taste of movie theater popcorn. It is currently made and distributed by Conagra Brands. Act II was preceded in the popcorn market by Act I, an early microwave…

During the Dust Bowl, people living in northern Texas and Oklahoma had to contend with storms of flour-fine dust that could last for days. The dust blasted through the cracks in window frames and under doors, blinded people, and smothered cattle to death.…

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In a CBS News investigation, former Wounded Warrior Project employees describe a charity where spending was out of control -- but WWP defends its spending

Holocaust denial, the denial of the systematic genocidal killing of approximately six million Jews in Europe by Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s, is illegal in 16 European countries and Israel. Many countries also have broader laws that criminalize genocide…

American politician, 39th President of the United States (in office from 1977 to 1981)

When cities lack the paths pedestrians need, people vote with their feet

Music, even at the worst of times, has the ability to lift spirits like nothing else can. But one song in particular has more power than the rest, to help us find our mojo when we're feeling a little...

The author and the illusionist might seem an odd couple, but a shared interest in the afterlife made for an unlikely bond and a bitter rift

This “original chicken” is smaller than its domestic descendants, and is widespread throughout South and Southeast Asia; can also be found as an introduced species in many regions around the world. In some areas of its native and introduced range, has interbred…

The nation of Canada gained its independence from Great Britain through the passing of the Canada Act of 1982. This act severed the final ties to the British parliament and gave Canada the right to...

Legendary canine hero

The natural injustice of the death of Steve Irwin, the daredevil conservationist who wrestled with crocodiles and dangled cobras but was killed by a relatively docile fish, has apparently motivated some of his most ardent supporters to wreak revenge.

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Ever been called a "conspiracy theorist"? Ever wonder where that term came from? In 1976 the New York Times obtained a document they requested via the Freedom of Information Act. This document was...

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680—also known as Popé's Rebellion—was an uprising of most of the indigenous Pueblo people against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, present day New Mexico. The Pueblo Revolt killed 400 Spanish and drove…

Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs and chelicerae with fangs able to inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all orders of organisms. Spiders are found…

High intelligence is touted as being predictive of positive outcomes including educational success and income level. However, little is known about th…

The Khwarazmian (English: /kwəˈræzmiən/) dynasty was a PersianateSunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic mamluk origin. The dynasty ruled large parts of Central Asia and Iran in the approximate period of 1077 to 1231, first as vassals of the Seljuqs and the Qara-Khitan…

The Albanian Civil War was a period of civil disorder in Albania in 1997, sparked by pyramid scheme failures. The government was toppled and more than 2,000 people were killed. It is considered to be either a rebellion, a civil war, or a rebellion that escalated…