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…

1983 shoot-down of a civilian airliner

Avatar Spirit, an Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra fan community.

Director Dean DeBlois told INSIDER the choice to recast T.J. Miller's role "came [from] on high" and that he was "reluctant to make the change."

1997 American romantic disaster film directed by James Cameron

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When automobiles first reached the mass market more than a century ago, manufacturers quickly settled on dealership franchises as the best distribution model. The contractual arrangements between dealerships and manufacturers meant that both parties relied…

Imagine one day that you are walking past an elementary school playground. You glance over at the children and, out of the blue, a thought enters your head: "Did I just look at those kids in a cr

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How much physical space do you occupy in your house? What about just in your room? How many more people do you think could adjust to living in your house? When I say ‘adjust’, I mean [...]

Is Anatoli Brouchkov for real? Absolutely.