The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission (also called the Sov-Com) was a state agency which operated from 1956 to 1977. It was overseen by the Governor of Mississippi. The stated objective of the commission was to "[...] protect the sovereignty of the…

Did you know that a group of penguins on land is called a "waddle"?

Celebrity deaths​ are always tragic. Often, celebs leave this earth far too soon in terribly dramatic manners. Sometimes their passing can hit fans extremely hard, but even through the sadness there have been some good effects. Here are celebrity deaths that…

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Hitler made several miscalculations ahead of the Allied invasion of Normandy—but there were still deadly German defenses in place.

Marie Tussaud, French-born founder of Madame Tussaud’s museum of wax figures, in central London. Her early life was spent first in Bern and then in Paris, where she learned the art of wax modeling from Philippe Curtius, whose two celebrated wax museums she…

The Vatican's bank is the only one in existence that allows ATM users to perform transactions in Latin.

Director and Writer discuss shooting in the jungle, humanizing characters, and creating an epic film.

Wendell Fertig (December 16, 1900 – March 24, 1975) was an American civil engineer, in the American-administered Commonwealth of the Philippines, who organized and commanded an American-Filipino guerrilla force on the Japanese-occupied, southern Philippine…

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RMS Queen Mary 2 (also referred to as the QM2) is a British transatlantic ocean liner. She has served as the flagship of Cunard Line since succeeding Queen Elizabeth 2 in 2004. As of 2017, Queen Mary 2 is the only purpose built passenger ship designed as…

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The not-so-effective wall was a lengthy, pricey project that stretched across thousands of years

The revelations about the dumping of nuclear waste material in the Irish Sea have brought calls from environmental organisations…

A Dutch fleet stuck in the ice. A group of French soldiers sent to capture it. What could go wrong?

Modern housing laws are meant to protect tenants. But what about laws that are conflicting or confusing? Learn more about strange remaining housing laws.