False cognates are pairs of words that seem to be cognates because of similar sounds and meaning, but have different etymologies; they can be within the same language or from different languages, even within the same family. For example, the English word…

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Edson Arantes do Nascimento, KBE (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛtsõ (w)ɐˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nɐsiˈmẽtu]; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé ([peˈlɛ]), is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest…

An amateur photographer captured stunning pictures of multicoloured squirrels foraging for food in India. The three-tone Malabar giant squirrel was spotted in a forest in the Pathanamthitta District

An Act to make new provision for the control of pests and diseases affecting bees.

It is evidence of 20th-century cigarette tar. The mural, which replaced the original in the 1940s because of water damage, was renovated in 1998.

Gionee (Chinese: 金立; pinyin: Jīnlì) is a Chinese smartphone manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong. Founded in 2002, it was one of China's largest mobile phone manufacturers. According to Gartner, its market share in China was 4.7% in 2012, and it expanded…

When a people murders up to a million fellow-countrymen, what does it mean to survive?

A growing body of evidence points to how animals are aware of death and will sometimes mourn for or ritualize their dead

Residents and visitors in the Canadian province will be able to toke up outdoors, but can be fined for smoking next to public buildings, schools, or in a vehicle.

Prize truth - beauty - love - seeking harmony with the infinite and Be not a cancer on the earth - Leave room for nature - Leave room for nature. There's a really powerful vibe in here.

Thursday marks 34 years to the day since former France international Jean-Pierre Adams entered into a coma following a botched operation on his knee.

An honorary male or honorary man is a woman who is accorded the status of a man without disrupting the patriarchal status quo. Such a woman might be considered "one of the guys" by the men she associates with.

United States Army soldier

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At some point in your life, someone has probably shared with you a little nugget of wisdom about how our nose and our ears never stop growing. You might then look around and see a bunch of senior citizens and … Continue reading →

Vietnam War (1954–75), conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. It was part of a larger regional conflict as well as a manifestation…

American politician, 17th President of the United States (in office from 1865 to 1869)

proposal of marriage

If we could hear in space, how far from a star would we need to be to hear it?