When studying up for a trip to the Holy Land, you might come across this warning: Whatever you do, don't take a bear to the beach.

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Meeko the calf stood nuzzling a pile of hay. He didn't seem to have much appetite, and he looked a little bored. Every now and then, he glanced up, as though wondering why so many people with clipboards were standing around watching him. Fourteen hours earlier…

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While COVID-19 has us homebound, it’s a good time to reflect on the peculiar histories of housewares we take for granted

All those quick smoke breaks affect productivity over time.

Philip Francis Linz (June 4, 1939 – December 9, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. Linz played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees (1962–65), Philadelphia Phillies (1966–67), and New York Mets (1967–68). He batted and threw…

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North Carolina's Best Selling Peanuts and Gifts. Aunt Ruby's Peanuts have been pleasing generations of peanut lovers for more than 50 years.

Charles Elwood Yeager (/ˈjeɪɡər/ YAY-gər, February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in…

It was for a study on how enriched environments can affect stress response.

The Nero Redivivus legend was a belief popular during the last part of the 1st century that the Roman emperor Nero would return after his death in 68 AD. The legend was a common belief as late as the 5th century. The belief was either the result or cause…

The voice belongs to Salman Kahn, who wants to pulverize every last ossified notion you’ve ever had about education.

Former child actress Shirley Temple has passed away at the age of 85. But thanks to DVDs (and Turner Classic Movies), she will remain a dimpled, curly-topped 5-year-old for generations to come. We hope you enjoy these fun facts about the life and career of…

"I don't know why I am still here, but I know that I don't want to be revered for how old I am, I want to be known for who I am," says the MPTF resident. Her first pandemic was the 1918 Spanish flu. When this one is over, she "can't wait to watch my Dodgers…

How a pensioner from Gateshead paved the way for the multi-billion pound online shopping industry.

Weird rain is one of the more bizarre - and still largely unexplained - phenomena that is periodically (yet continually) reported from all corners of the globe. There have been accounts of frog rain,