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19th-century English civil engineer, 1819-1891

Some people think that rare steak is still "bloody," but that red liquid has nothing to do with blood. Here's what it really is.

After 20 years, the world has finally caught up with Daft Punk, so the helmet-clad retro-futurists are embarking on a new mission: to make music breathe again

You might know that the multiplayer mode for GoldenEye 007, the seminal N64 shooter, was only added to the game late in development.

Centuries before black holes became accepted science, a fat little man in 1780s Yorkshire imagined stars so massive that even light could not escape. He predicted black holes. This is the incredible story of John Michell and his "dark stars."

major nuclear accident in the UK

American boxer

Sally Marlow turns to science to find out why so many people in Britain are addicted.

The Mytilenean Debate (also spelled "Mytilenaean Debate") in the Athenian Assembly concerned reprisals against the city-state of Mytilene, which had attempted unsuccessfully to shake off Athenian hegemony, during the Peloponnesian War. The Debate occurred…

"Folsom Prison Blues" is a song written in 1953 and first recorded in 1955 by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. The song combines elements from two popular folk styles, the train song and the prison song, both of which Cash continued to use for the…

Andrew Therrien wanted payback. He got it—and uncovered a conspiracy.

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Welsh cycling coach

The electricity sector in Norway relies predominantly on hydroelectricity. A significant share of the total electrical production is consumed by national industry.

Russian surgeon, Leonid Rogozov, got appendicitis while on an Antarctic mission - he had to operate on himself.

carbonated beverage, originally made using the root of a sassafras plant

article is about Ukranian wedding. Ukrainian wedding is traditional marriage ceremony that show Ukrainian culture. It is mixture of pre and post christian traditions

A stray Moscow pup traveled into orbit in 1957 with one meal and only a seven-day oxygen supply

At least four widows of veterans of the American Civil War are known to have survived into the 21st century. All were born in the 20th century and married their husbands while the women were still young and the men were in advanced age. This practice was…

Kerbs, drivetrain vibration, low inertia engines, stiff suspensions and traction control are not the best of combination. How we were hunting for a supposed ...