Abnormal sexual behaviors presenting as manifestations of rabies have occasionally been reported in the literature, although little attention has been paid to these cases to date. This study aimed to analyze the clinical features of rabies cases with abnormal…

American historian

IKEA has a very specific system in place for naming its products. Founder Ingvar Kamprad named each product after a specific Swedish word.

Pronoia is a neologism coined to describe a state of mind that is the opposite of paranoia. Whereas a person suffering from paranoia feels that persons or entities are conspiring against them, a person experiencing pronoia feels that the world around them…

snack food

geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States

Check out nine little-known facts about the jazz legend nicknamed “Satchmo.”

American actor and film producer

Electric eels can incapacitate prey with an electric discharge, but the mechanism of the eel’s attack is unknown. Through a series of experiments, I show that eel high-voltage discharges can activate prey motor neurons, and hence muscles, allowing eels to…

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monkey killed by otters

Here's why

To combat antibiotic resistant bacteria, Boston University College of Engineering researchers have invented a new blue light therapy that can kill 99.9 percent of MRSA without antibiotics.

James Buchanan Jr. (/bjuːˈkænən/ byoo-CAN-nən; April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States (1857–1861). He previously served as Secretary of State (1845–1849) and represented Pennsylvania…

Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who died on Monday, developed a penchant over 15 years in high office of jolting world leaders by committing gaffes, cracking off-color jokes or blurting out flippant comments.

"Take Five" is a jazz standard composed by saxophonist Paul Desmond and originally recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet for their albumTime Out at Columbia Records' 30th Street Studios in New York City on July 1, 1959. Two years later it became a surprisehit…

1986 Tu-134 crash in Samara

“Set and forget” investing isn’t sexy, but it works. In fact, lazy investing is so effective, a study from Fidelity found that the best performing investors had either forgotten about their accounts or even crazier—they were dead.

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing used unusual substitutes for passengers while testing its in-flight wi-fi system - potatoes.

Was Bill Clinton's 1994 meeting with Boris Yeltsin the most hilariously awful state visit in history?

Dragonflies have three stages to their life: egg, nymph and adult. The length of each stage depends on the species of dragonfly.