French musician

An air door or air curtain is a device used to prevent air or contaminants from moving from one open space to another. The most common use is a downward-facing blower fan mounted over an entrance to a building, or an opening between two spaces conditioned…

The earliest known recorded mac'n'cheese recipe was scribbled down in 1769

Language acquisition is a natural process in which infants and children develop proficiency in the first language or languages that they are exposed to. The process of language acquisition is varied among deaf children. Deaf children born to deaf parents…

Banggwijaengi myeoneuri (방귀쟁이 며느리 The Farting Daughter-in-law) is an orally transmitted Korean folk tale.

As the oldest university in the English-speaking world, Oxford is a unique and historic institution. There is no clear date of foundation, but teaching existed at Oxford in some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students…

Thousands were shocked by the revelation that the pouches have an important function.

Its broad stripes and bright stars are up for debate. Classic American lore would have us believe that Betsy Ross made the first U.S. flag, but some historians dismiss this as just a tale.

The calf muscle is often considered the second heart because it plays a role within the circulatory system that is similar to the heart. One pump of the heart exerts enough power to send blood throughout the body, reaching the lower extremities in just seconds.…

Escape artist

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[...] In 1967, at the age of 66, jazz master Louis Armstrong recorded a song titled, “What A Wonderful World.” Armstrong’s very poignant, gravelly-voiced version of this song – brimming with his ebullient character and optimism – is regarded as a classic...…

Mid-air collision

As if we didn't already love Morgan Freeman enough, now he's saving the bees at his massive Southern ranch in Mississippi.

Indonesian politician

A New York City man dodged the threat of a 20-year kiddie-porn prison sentence — all thanks to the kindness of a porn star. Carlos Simon-Timmerman, a pizza-delivery guy from Brooklyn, was put on

EXCLUSIVE: Joey Cramer was on the verge of global superstardom when Disney's Flight of the Navigator was released in 1986, but chose to hit pause on his acting career. His life certainly hasn't lacked drama, though

1912 film

class of sports in which a player rolls a bowling ball towards a target