Jayson E. Street tells us a story about the time he broke into a bank in Beirut Lebanon.

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Horse meat forms a significant part of the culinary traditions of many countries, particularly in Europe and Asia. The eight countries which consume the most horse meat consume about 4.3 million horses a year. For the majority of humanity's early existence…

Judenzählung (German for "Jewish census") was a measure instituted by the German Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL) in October 1916, during the upheaval of World War I. Designed to confirm accusations of the lack of patriotism among German Jews, the census disproved…

A bird thought to be a new species was a seagull covered in curry. Identifying bird species is vital to hobbyists and biologists alike.

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Merchandise mark indicating that a product has been manufactured in Germany.

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The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War (Dutch: Driehonderdvijfendertigjarige Oorlog, Cornish: Bell a dri hans pymthek warn ugens) was an alleged state of war between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly (located off the southwest coast of Great Britain)…

The actress dishes on “Chicago,” “Mask of Zorro,” “Ocean's Twelve,” “Traffic,” and talks about what it was like to perform live and win an Oscar — while nine months pregnant.

Technically, a horse-drawn carriage is being driven, so it shouldn’t be out of place in a drive-thru.

In a world of unskippable ads, KHJ Radio set the tone and mood for Tarantino’s movie, and the director made radio spots a significant part of it. (No spoilers!)

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Jaws, as both a film and novel, has had incredible reprecussions for shark populations along both the east and west coast of the United States.

When the first hacking of a telecommunication system occurred? In 1834, according to this article by Tom Standage! At that time there was no Internet or computers, but since 1794 France had its own national telecommunications network: a semaphore telegraph…

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The Fugio cent, also known as the Franklin cent, is the first official circulation coin of United States. Consisting of 0.36 oz of copper, it was designed by Benjamin Franklin and minted only in 1787. Its design is very similar to a 1776 Continental Currency…

Know about the different reasons behind higher percentage of manual cars in Europe. As we know Transmission is what changes the way you drive your car.

The company co-founder, who died last week in a kayaking accident, recalled as ‘a brilliant man with an absolute passion’ for nature