Death Erection

Although the studio recording of 'The Fool On The Hill' was complete, there was no suitable film footage available for the song. On this day Paul McCartney, Mal Evans and cameraman Aubrey Dewar flew to France to shoot a daydream sequence in various locations…

original song written and composed by Sam Coslow, Irving Taylor and Ken Lane; first recorded by Frank Sinatra

What do escalators, asprin and yo-yos have in common? They're all victims of 'genericide'. Rhodri Marsden explores the perils of ubiquity for products – and the complex legal battle it provokes

Learn what causes the dreaded barbecue stall, as well as your best options to beat it

The age-old prejudice that is Semmelweis reflex is explored in this review. With careful and thorough study design, scientific rigor, and critical self-analysis of the manuscript, one can avoid being victimized by this reflex. The dual edged nature of this…

A hatching system devised 2,000 years ago is still in use in rural Egypt.

Hundreds of tourists watched in shock as actors dressed as Roman soldiers hammered four-inch nails through the hands and feet of a Filipino into a wooden cross for the 33rd time in a Good Friday re-enactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion.

   The ABC of John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry Working on his doctoral thesis in theoretical physics at the University of Wisconsin […]

Vehicle technology wasn’t always as good as it is now—over 100 years of innovation have gone into making cars what they are today.

It may one day be made obsolete by a cashless society, but as it nears its 50th birthday the humble ATM has reached far and wide, from Antarctica to the Australian desert.

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American musician and novelty hit record artist (1938-2007)

debugging method, in which a programmer explains code, line-by-line, to an inanimate object ("rubber duck") or to another person, until the incongruity between what the code should do and actually does becomes apparent

The 9/11 Memorial is a sight to see, a modern marvel, but it's the landmark's infrastructure that gives it that special "touch." Physical contact with the memorial is encouraged as millions of people are expected to visit each year to walk the grounds and…

Iowa State football player (1902-1923)

device used to synchronize video and sound recordings

American fraudulent physician