This is what happens when you give Elton John a Oven Manual. I take no credit I just wanted to share with every one else.

Summer in Japan means heat and humidity -- enough such that people will try to cool down by any means necessary, including enjoying a few hair-raising ghost stories. From haunted houses to horror films, there are plenty of ways to get goosebumps in Japan…

1631 printing of the King James Bible by Robert Barker and Martin Lucas, which mistakenly contained "Thou shalt commit adultery" instead of "[…] shalt not […]" (Exod. 20:14)

The Frighteners is a 1996 horror comedy film directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with his partner, Fran Walsh. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Dee Wallace Stone, Jeffrey Combs, R. Lee Ermey and Jake Busey. The…

Once trendy, now kitsch, the fuzzy dice, like the popped collar or razor scooters, will be one of those bizarre trends that we'll have a tough difficult time explaining to our kids. Either way, it’s a fun little piece of automobile history.

US animated television series produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson, running from 1987 to 1996

One man could cause a budget crisis in New Jersey — by moving out of the state. Billionaire David Tepper has moved from New Jersey to Florida, and the loss of his income tax could leave a $140

As temperatures drop, broad-leafed deciduous trees – think maples and oaks – withdraw the green chlorophyll from their leaves. Their leaves turn colors and fall. Evergreens solve the problem of winter in a different way.

Ancient Greek body armour mamde of layers of glued linen

City Park, a 1,300-acre (5.3 km2) public park in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the 87th largest and 20th-most-visited urban public park in the United States. City Park is approximately 50% larger than Central Park in New York City, the municipal park recognized…

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THE POPULATION OF IRELAND currently sits at 4,921,500 according to data compiled by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the highest it's been since the zenith of the Great Famine. Ireland's population has been steadily on the rise since the mid-1960s, and…

U.S. Marshals, NCMEC Team Up to Capture 15 Most Wanted Fugitive Lester Eubanks

ZZ Top, American rock group famous for its rugged blues-driven guitar work, irreverent music videos, and embrace of its Texas roots, as well as for the musicians’ distinctive facial hair. The band’s best-known songs included ‘La Grange,’ ‘Tush,’ ‘Sharp-Dressed…

Hot on the heels of the delightful and very viral Movie Premieres Unlimited account comes another Hollywood-centric hub, this one centered around the forgotten movie merch of yesteryear. It is, appropriately, called Movie Promotional Merch Unlimited, and…

In thermal receipts, the chemical compound BPA is often used as a color developer for the printing dye. Researchers worry about potential health effects on people like cashiers who handle them throughout the workday.

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"I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Her country version of the track was released in 1974 as a single and was written as a farewell to her former partner and mentor of seven…

Calculations and simulations confirm that on average, Mercury is the nearest planet to Earth—and to every other planet in the solar system.

Why, what, and how we'll plant a billion trees by 2028. Find out about the programme and what funding and grants are available.