United States presidents have often kept pets while in office, or pets have been part of their families. Only James K. Polk, Andrew Johnson, and Donald Trump did not have presidential pets while in office.

On a recent whale watching trip, I asked one of the guides about how whales breastfeed underwater. His answer intrigued me, so I conducted further research into this when I got back to shore. Whales have inverted nipples inside mammary slits. When the calf…

No matter where the royal family goes, they must always be prepared for a very specific event. No matter what, they have a suitable outfit packed for it.

State funeral arrangements for Winston Churchill

The complexity of society is reflected in current divorce statistics thanks to expansion in various social norms like the increase in single women, more ...

Phosphorus is a chemical element with the symbol P and atomic number 15. Elemental phosphorus exists in two major forms, white phosphorus and red phosphorus, but because it is highly reactive, phosphorus is never found as a free element on Earth. It has a…

"It's outgrown me. It's outgrown any one person."

There is little information on inbreeding during the critical early years of human existence. However, given the small founding group sizes and restricted mate choices it seems inevitable that intrafamilial reproduction occurred and the resultant levels of…

The rapper and his entourage nodded along to the track in court

Eric Idle has revealed how much Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull contributed to financing 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.'

(de facto) national library of the United States of America

Common wisdom over the last couple of decades has been to never write down the passwords you use for accessing networked services. But is now the time to begin writing

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The Problem - Good Pilots Crashing Good Planes


One bleak day in the late 1940s, 17 pilots crashed for no apparent reason. At this time in history, the United States was experiencing a baffling mystery: good pilots were crashing good planes on a regular…

Baghdad (/ˈbæɡdæd, bəɡˈdæd/; Arabic: بَغْدَاد‎ [baɣˈdaːd] (listen)) is the capital of Iraq and one of the largest cities in the Arab world, and compared to its large population it has a small area at just 673 square kilometers (260 sq mi). Located along the…

Three days before he died, John Lennon talked with 'Rolling Stone' for nine hours.

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