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

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The Element Gold - Basic Physical and Historical Information

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

California is not for sale was a proposed ballot initiative that would require legislators to wear the logos of their top 10 donors on their suits when advocating for policies on the Senate or Assembly floor. Due to gathering insufficient signatures, It failed…

Muammar Qaddafi’s crush on Condoleezza Rice is one of the strangest things about him that is not a part of his face. When Libyans raided Qaddafi’s Bab al Azizia palace, they discovered a homemade scrapbook filled with photos of the former U.S. secretary of…

Kelly's Heroes is a 1970 American war film, directed by Brian G. Hutton, about a group of World War II American soldiers who go AWOL to rob a bank behind enemy lines. The film stars Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, and Donald…

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reference book containing a list of world records, for both human and natural records

Sleeping while on duty or sleeping on the job refers to falling asleep while on the time clock or equivalent, or else while responsible for performing some active or passive job duty. While in some jobs, this is a minor transgression or not even worthy of…

use of special language in Papua / New Guinea to avoid using mundane speech in the presence of the staple food plants in the genus Pandanus

Vince Li was found not criminally responsible in the killing of Tim McLean on a Greyhound bus in 2008.

During the Cold War, the term Third World referred to the developing countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, the nations not aligned with either the First World or the Second World. This usage has become relatively rare due to the ending of the Cold…