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A humpback whale swimming in a circular pattern while blowing bubbles to create a “net” to encircle its prey. It’s a regular occurrence in the cold blue-green waters of Southeast Alaska, and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers…

Did Thomas Edison invent the first light bulb? Here you’ll find a brief history of the light bulb as well as a timeline of notable dates in lighting history.

Often, “Wall Jumpers” went over the border in order to demonstrate bravery, impress their girlfriend, or were intoxicated. After being defeated in the

How Soviet hipsters invented the first flexi discs...and were sent to the gulag for doing so.

American lawman

Eazy-E's status as a controversial figure took an unusual turn when he accepted an invitation to a lunch benefitting the Republican Senatorial Inner Circle hosted by President George Bush in March of 1991, a little less than a year after conservatives had…

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka was part of the avant-garde movement of the early twentieth century. The Hungarian painter was one of the first to become known in Europe in spite of working mostly in Budapest. He painted his major works between 1903 and 1909 and…

Wife of American politician

American jazz musician, composer and band leader

Even meat lovers can't get enough of this deliciously healthy food.

Is modern oral hygiene really better than sticks, animal bristles and bones, twigs, feathers and porcupine quills? The answer may surprise you.

English band

For centuries, miniature ivory women helped real women seek medical help.

"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called The Original Monster Mash, which contained several other monster-themed…

Cambodian-American physician and actor

Welsh singer and actor

1921–1923 U.S. Cabinet bribery scandal