Lentils have a very long history, having been one of the first domesticated crops. They were considered food for the poor as well as the upper class.

Book by a Harvard scholar argues that US producers in the 1930s 'collaborated' with the Nazis with cuts to films and self-censorship

Comprising less than 5% of the world's population, indigenous people protect 80% of global biodiversity. Their role is under discussion by world leaders this week.

Aztec education was quite sophisticated, as the empire was one of the few ancient civilizations that featured mandatory education at home and in schools.

The Salem Witch Trials were notoriously gruesome, but not a single person convicted of witchcraft in the village was burned at the stake.

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For anyone who has ever had their ass handed to them in a game of pool, take comfort knowing that in the end, physics beats everything. A physicist has calculated how many collisions it takes for billiards to be impossible without a supercomputer. It's…

Pop singer is also godmother to John's boy Zachary

A biometric device is a security identification and authentication device. Such devices use automated methods of verifying or recognising the identity of a living person based on a physiological or behavioral characteristic. These characteristics include…

younger sister of John F. Kennedy

American politician, 26th President of the United States

The Pennsylvania Historical Museum and Commission reports that President James Buchanan, who served as the 15th U.S. president beginning in 1856, would personally purchase slaves in order to free...

Types of totem poles can include entryway totem poles, ridicule poles and shame poles. Learn about some other different types of totem poles.

Police uniforms in the United States vary widely due to the nation's tradition of highly decentralized law enforcement. Over time, however, a number of general conventions and styles have become representative of American police fashion. Police officers wear…

Billy goats -- or bucks, as goat fanciers correctly call them -- are intact male goats. Bucks stink with a peculiar odor that can be quite offensive to people who haven't been around goats. Neither does (female goats) nor wethers (castrated males) exhibit…

The Akan people of Ghana frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. These "day names" have further meanings concerning the soul and character of the person. Middle names have considerably…

Dog communication is the transfer of information between dogs, as well as between dogs and humans. Behaviors associated with dog communication are categorized into visual and vocal. Visual communication includes mouth shape and head position, licking and…

About daddy longlegs, or harvestmen

Oudewater is famous for the Heksenwaag (Witches' scales). This Weighing house, an official town building, became famous during the 16th century because people accused of witchcraft were offered an honest chance of proving their innocence.

Dogs have always been part of the history of warfare, for man's best friend is a friend indeed if he sticks with him in times of peril. Many canine