Printed in the Fall 2014 issue of Quest magazine. Citation: Levy, Paul .

The Strid in the Bolton Abbey area of North Yorkshire is seen to be the most deadliest stretches of water in the world with 100% death rate.

In 1904, there was no World Series played between the champions of the two major leagues, the Boston Americans (now the Boston Red Sox) of the American League (AL) and the New York Giants (now the San Francisco Giants) of the National League (NL). Boston…

The goldfish (Carassius auratus) is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It is commonly kept as a pet in indoor aquariums, and is one of the most popular aquarium fish. Goldfish released into the wild have become an invasive…

English member of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605

Ancient DNA from skeletons shows dramatic natural selection on skin color and height in many Europeans

Big Japanese Brokerage Firm Glitch Roils Japanese Markets

canceled theme park near Manassas National Battlefield Park

English mathematician Ada Lovelace, the daughter of poet Lord Byron, has been called "the first computer programmer" for writing an algorithm for a computing machine in the mid-1800s.

Austrian physician

comic fictional character played by Paul Reubens

There is increasing evidence that spending too much time sitting is bad for your health.

The movie screened as a double-feature with Captain Underpants

For most of us, coffee is a good friend (to some people, perhaps a best friend!). And like any friend, we’ve given it a few nicknames—battery acid, bean juice, brain juice, brew, A Cup of Juan Valdez's Best, java, jitter juice, jet fuel, morning mud, liquid…

Brief history of the Leonid shower.

The history of passwords starts exactly where you might expect — with a theft. We detail how the first password was stolen.

Between 1867 and 1974, various cities of the United States had unsightly beggar ordinances, in retrospect also dubbed ugly laws. These laws targeted poor people and disabled persons. For instance, in San Francisco a law of 1867 deemed it illegal for "any…

'Sesame Street' ran into problems during its first season in 1970 when a small group of Mississippi television consultants decided it was too controversial. The reason? Black cast members.

The Newport Sex Scandal of 1919 targeted men having sex with men in the Navy, prefiguring the legalized persecution of LGBT citizens in and out of the armed services.