Pegasus was a flying horse in Greek mythology, usually depicted as white coloured. His father was Poseidon and his mother was the Gorgon Medusa; he wa...

Alexander III (Russian: Алекса́ндр III Алекса́ндрович, tr. Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich; 10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894) was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 13 March 1881 until his death on 1 November 1894. He was highly…

The Japanese are obsessed with hygene and BBC correspondent Juliet Hindell looks as some of the products available to help them achieve it.

model whose mass-produced pictures see wide appeal as popular culture

"He said he was just so very, very happy and couldn't believe it," the hospice CEO said of the terminally ill man's reaction.

analogy coined by Bertrand Russell

Phosphorus is an essential element for life. Forms of it are found in DNA, RNA, and all living cell membranes. It is the sixth most abundant element in any living organism. Phosphorus can also be highly poisonous and combustible (white phosphorus is used…

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The Pantheon (UK: /ˈpænθiən/, US: /-ɒn/;Latin: Pantheum, from Greek Πάνθειον Pantheion, "[temple] of all the gods") is a former Roman temple, now a church, in Rome, Italy, on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of…

The Uprising of Ivaylo (Bulgarian: Въстанието на Ивайло) was a rebellion of the Bulgarian peasantry against the incompetent rule of Emperor Constantine Tikh and the Bulgarian nobility. The revolt was fuelled mainly by the failure of the central authorities…

Personal physician to Adolf Hitler

Corporations are always looking for ways to relate to their customers through advertisement.  This makes the customer feel as though the...

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Obesity in the United States is a major health issue, resulting in numerous diseases, specifically increased risk of certain types of cancer, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, as well as significant increases in early mortality and economic…

From the Titanic to Dunkirk: the unbelievable life of Charles Lightoller

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The president launched a trade war largely on the premise of a massive trade deficit with China. A closer look at the iPhone shows why he's wrong.

city in and county seat of Polk County, Iowa, United States, and Iowa federated state capital city

Here, we look at three examples of very ancient stories that are still in circulation today, including the oldest known story in the world.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julien_DHuy/publications I would recommend having a look at Julien D'Huy's work.