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

After an accident involving an exploding target

Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos went missing in 2004 and 2003, respectively, under similar circumstances in Naples, Florida. Both men were last seen being arrested by Steve Calkins, then a deputy in the Collier County Sheriff's Department, for driving…

Alexander Graham Bell was one of the primary inventors of the telephone, did important work in communication for the deaf and held more than 18 patents.

Even this map isn't entirely right.

NASA astronaut John Young, who died Jan. 5, is remembered for a small scandal after he smuggled a corned-beef sandwich into space.

human disease

The All-Joking, All-Drunken Synod of Fools and Jesters (1692  – 1725) was a club founded by Peter I of Russia. The group included many of Peter's closest friends, and its activities centered mostly around drinking and partying. The group was not without controversies;…

With the signing of the Electoral Bill by Governor Lord Glasgow, New Zealand becomes the first country in the world to grant national voting rights to women.

Kathryn Beaumont is an English actress, born 27 June 1938 in London (United Kingdom). She voiced the characters of Alice in Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Wendy in Peter Pan (1953).

English rock musician

Postorgasmic illness syndrome may sound like hypochondriac bullshit, but it is very real – and apparently turns sufferers into zombies every time they orgasm.

American chemist (1889-1944)

R. Lee Ermey, who played Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in "Full Metal Jacket," died as a result of complications from pneumonia.

Could this story be any sadder?

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Zadie Smith on why she has always been devoted to Katharine Hepburn.