Before Europeans arrive to ruin everything, Australia lay dreaming in unchanging isolation for nearly 70,000 years. Right? Wrong. Read on for the stories of Aborigines who voyaged as far as Singapo…

Today, if you have non-circulating legal tender you have a few choices: hope your local bank values your business well enough to take them; use them to buy product at an RCM boutique; or, try to pass them off on local businesses in the course of your normal…

The Caribbean dependency is more British than Bognor, but helps shield £20bn a year from the Treasury. Here are 10 facts about the world’s most notorious tax haven

The history of words teaches us that food is the fuel of relationships. The word "companion", from the Latin com "with" and panis "bread", reminds us that

Tim Burton tale creepy, dark fun; some violence, language. Read Common Sense Media's Beetlejuice review, age rating, and parents guide.

Breaking down the famous moon mission, beat by beat.

Be careful who you kidnap.

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A Permissive Action Link (PAL) is an access control security device for nuclear weapons. Its purpose is to prevent unauthorized arming or detonation of the nuclear weapon.
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They Wouldn't Believe the Wrights Had Flown. Part of the Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company, a virtual museum of pioneer aviation, the invention of the airplane, and man's first flights.

Dali felt as though sleep was a waste of time (so did Edison, and many other influential people) but science suggests that sleep is pretty important

Martin shares the inspiring story of Jeanne Calment, the French lady who outlived her lawyer, with an important lesson about longevity.

In South Korea, the gold-collecting campaign was a national sacrificial movement in early 1998 to repay its debt to the International Monetary Fund. At the time, South Korea had about $304 billion in foreign-exchange debt. The campaign, involving about 3.51…

Religion in Nepal encompasses a wide diversity of groups and beliefs; however, Nepal's major religion is Hinduism which accounts for 81.3% of the overall population as of 2011. According to a survey, Nepal is the most religious Hindu country throughout the…

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This is a transcript of the Freakonomics Radio podcast “Why Are Japanese Homes Disposable?“ [MUSIC: Collective Acoustics, “Don’t Text Me Bro” (from BC ≥ AD)]   Stephen J. DUBNER: So let’s say you’re an architect. And what you really like to design is single…

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American soldier and leader during the Texas Revolution (1804-1836)

Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is an organosulfur compound with the formula (CH3)2SO. This colorless liquid is an important polar aprotic solvent that dissolves both polar and nonpolar compounds and is miscible in a wide range of organic solvents as well as water.…

After a pizza delivery turned into a shootout, former US Marine and pizza delivery guy Richard Davis developed a bulletproof vest using Kevlar. Variants of Davis' original design are still used by police and military personnel today. Richard Davis embodied…