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Yes, this really happened: scurvy was "cured" as early as 1497, when Vasco de Gama's crew discovered the power of citrus...but this cure was repeatedly lost, forgotten, rediscovered, misconstrued, confused, and just generally messed around with for hundreds…

Measles is much more serious than a rash and fever: it also causes immune amnesia and leaves patients especially vulnerable to secondary infection.

Good news for the MMORPG enthusiasts out there: Democrat Colleen Lachowicz won her race for a state Senate seat, despite a campaign to convince voters her World of Warcraft hobby rendered her unfit…

What Did You Wear Today? Or better yet, What Did You Wear For The Last Eighteen Years? Charlie Day, star of the dark comedy It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, just revealed what’s been on his character Charlie Kelly’s feet for the duration of the show . This…

surface scraping mixer and agitator that evenly distributes cocoa butter within chocolate

Scientists have long tried to duplicate the procedure that led to the first long-term remission 12 years ago. With the so-called London patient, they seem to have succeeded.

Artist's offer of original signed prints in Central Park, New York, should net (uncynical) buyer £120,000 in re-sale at auction

MIT has a secretive resident in Random Hall: a carton of expired milk from 20 years ago.

Alfred Hitchcock's thriller "The Birds" is a classic in the history of cinema. Its soundtrack, which is considered unique to this day, contributed to the film's enduring reputation.

The banquet hall was painted black from ceiling to floor. By the pale flicker of grave lamps, the invited senators coud make out a row of tombstones.

to make a churchill martini use rutte dry gin and garnish with olive stir gin with ice while glancing at an unopened bottle of dry vermouth. strain into chilled

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American drama–thriller television series

Diarrhea and pneumonia kill millions of children and are easily treatable, but wealthy nations’ focus remains on the costly fight against AIDS.

Gilbert Henderson Bates (February 13, 1836 – February 17, 1917) was an American soldier best known for his peaceful postwar marches, first throughout the American South and through England. For each endeavor, Bates wanted to prove that he would be treated…

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