Adam's Bridge, also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu, is a chain of limestone shoals, between Pamban Island, also known

as Rameswaram Island, off the south-eastern...

Salmon sushi was not a Japanese, but a Norwegian invention. Before calling it one of their favorite sushi toppings, the Japanese had to have salmon sushi introduced to them by Norwegian businessmen motivated by hard globalization imperatives.

A blog post on a small Michigan Brewery's website about a nixed endorsement deal seems to have escaped serious notice, until now. Reddit user Talpost...

1928 film by Charles Reisner

Salvadoran diplomat and Righteous Among the Nations

The night Frank Sinatra died, America was busy watching Seinfeld. It was May 14, 1998, and Ol' Blue Eyes was going to the great Vegas showroom in the sky, but nobody could win this ratings battle -- Sinatra's finale vs. the Seinfeld finale. Talk around the…

Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.

The memory of Gino Bartali, the champion cyclist who risked his life to save hundreds of Italian Jews during the Holocaust, is set to be honored with the establishment with a youth leadership school in his name.

Language is universal, but it has few indisputably universal characteristics, with cross-linguistic variation being the norm. For example, languages differ greatly in the number of syllables they allow, resulting in large variation in the Shannon information…

The best preserved mummy every found in history. Child mummy La Doncella looks like any teenager sleeping despite being 500 years old! Click to read more!

Actor has confirmed the late Princess of Wales was keen to play role after conversations instigated by Sarah Ferguson

Around 1100 years ago, probably during a Sunday mass, a bored Viking named Halvdan carved his name on a marble slab at the upper gallery of Hagia Sophia.

One former NBA player, Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman, was able to turn $350,000 into $600 million in a way you wouldn’t believe.

This candidate for the loudest bird in the world screams from the treetops with chainsaw volume, directly into the ear of a potential mate.

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The human eye actually sees only three colors, scientists refer to color in terms of wavelength, and coloring foods goes back at least 3,500 years.

Do you ever wonder why your pooch always loves it when you pet them? Or when you scratch their belly and their legs start to go wild? They might look a bit weird but admit it; you love it when you see them get wild with joy. What are the effects of petting…

If not for a doctor uncle, Herbert Hoover might not have lived past age 2.

"The Wizard of Oz" burst into brilliant Technicolor 75 years ago. On Aug. 15, 1939, 10,000 fans lined the streets of Hollywood for the gala premiere, just two days before the now-iconic film opened to the public.It wasn't the first adaptation of Frank L.…

How a fast-food marketing campaign turned into a widespread Yuletide tradition for millions