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

religious text of LaVeyan Satanism

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.

Concern over mating as malformed beaks and nostrils lead to ‘subpar songs’ - study

One of our favorite genre shows is FOX’s “The X-Files,” while one of our favorite horror movies is New Line Cinema’s 2000 Final Destination. What if the two were nearly one in the same? We got in touch with Final Destination creator Jeffrey Reddick (@jeffreyareddick)…

A literary conference considers the challenges of translating humor into other languages.

Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt (10 June 1898 – 22 May 1983) was the daughter of Eduard, Duke of Anhalt, and his wife, Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg. She married and divorced a son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, then married and divorced a baron.

Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer

Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terror network wanted to kidnap the actor as part of a "cultural destabilization plot.

The wolf’s effective hunt of large prey and striking, soulful appearance have attracted both haters and lovers of this wild predator.
Wolves were so despised that the U.S. government established a bounty program that helped to eliminate all but a few hundred…