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.

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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…

Welcome to Development Hell, the fiery pit into which we fling recent developments in casting, distribution, and everything else that’s new and mildly interesting in the Boschian phantasmagoria of the entertainment industry.

Designer Ryan Hawaii was turned away from two flights in Iceland after putting on all the extra clothing weighing down his luggage.

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S. A. Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition of 1897

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Though drinking coffee before a nap may seem counterintuitive, many people endorse this habit as a way to boost energy levels. This article provides a detailed look at the science behind coffee naps.

Weight-training programs often focus on three related muscular attributes: strength, stamina and endurance. Though these are all related, they are distinct concepts as related to your physical abilities.

Lise Meitner, Austrian-born physicist who, with her nephew Otto Frisch, elucidated the physical characteristics of nuclear fission. She and Otto Hahn were among the first to isolate the isotope protactinium-231, and with Hahn and Fritz Strassmann she investigated…

Mary Poppins star feared death after apparently falling asleep on his surfboard but friendly sea creatures pushed him to shore