Her harsh punishments reduced the nation’s population from 5 million to 2.5 million

Astronaut Alan Shepard famously claimed he hit his ball "miles and miles and miles" on the Moon in 1971 - 50 years on modern technology reveals how far he really hit it.

Pandas are a big business -- and the zoos lucky enough to receive a loan face tremendous costs.

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American restaurant owner and philanthropist

Inmates are buying an array of gizmos – from MP3 players to flat-screen televisions – as companies seize a massive, captive audience.

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American singer-songwriter and actor

Sir David Frederick Attenborough (/ˈætənbərə/; born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster and natural historian. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural history documentary series forming…

Two heroic American aviators led a spirited defense against the Japanese at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Fregoli delusion is the mistaken belief that some person currently present in the deluded person's environment (typically a stranger) is a familiar person in disguise. The stranger is believed to be psychologically identical to this known person (who is not…

Japan's All Nippon Airways, or ANA, is now asking passengers on select flights to go to the bathroom and empty their bladders before boarding the airplane.

On this date in 1922, Oliver Wendell Holmes gave Major League Baseball its greatest gift.

Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales KG (19 February 1594 – 6 November 1612) was the eldest son and heir apparent of James VI and I, King of England and Scotland, and his wife Anne of Denmark. His name derives from his grandfathers: Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley…

First Lady of the United States (1872-1961)

When Americans travel abroad and visit a market or grocery store, some may encounter eggs for sales nowhere near a refrigerator.   The Egg Safety Center

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