Chinese tradition to give post-partum rest to the mother

Winston Churchill in a speech in the House of Commons in October 1943 famously described the unique and ancient friendship between England and Portugal as an alliance “without parallel in world history”.[1] It is 630 years since a treaty of …

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Blows on behalf of fair labor treatment don't always have to come from factory workers.

Sure, you loved those old games—but did you know Microsoft was really tricking you into learning how to use their system?

Austin Rogers is a 12-time "Jeopardy!" champion who has won more than $400,000 dollars on the game show.

American fast food giants such as McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and fast casual chains including Chipotle and Five Guys have made their way across the pond to conquer Europeans over the years. But what about Wendy's?

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Dame Jane Morris Goodall DBE (/ˈɡʊdɔːl/; born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall on 3 April 1934), formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English primatologist and anthropologist. Considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is…

Life after almost certain death.

Christopher Nolan is a writer, director, and producer, but did you know he's also a corn farmer? Yep, he sure is, and Interstellar is the reason for it.

Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, (born 25 April 1989, in Lhari County, Tibet) is the 11th Panchen Lama belonging to the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, as recognized and announced by the 14th Dalai Lama on 14 May 1995. Three days later on 17 May, the 6-year-old…

Max Burgers Aktiebolag (Max Burgers Incorporated), earlier Max Hamburgerrestauranger AB, is a fast food corporation from Sweden.

Drinking all night is not the best way to prepare for Le Mans but it couldn’t keep two hungover Britons from victory. Andrew Frankel reports Any decen

American labor and political leader (1855-1926)

secretary to Adolf Hitler (1920-2002)

American actor, filmmaker, and activist

The death of internationally acclaimed author Sue Grafton means at least one mystery will remain unsolved.

The finale of hit sitcom Seinfeld saw the main characters land themselves in jail, and here are behind-the-scenes details about those last episodes.

“Our job was to blow other bands off the stage.” Twisted Sister founder and guitarist, Jay Jay French gives a lengthy interview in the latest issue of Chips & Beer The Magazine (May 2012). French spoke to journalist Adam Ganderson about the origins of the…

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