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A tiny Pacific island state has exploited a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity provided by the world wide web to fund its newly acquired membership of the United Nations. Tuvalu has sold an American firm the rights to use its internet domain address.

The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypus is the sole living representative of its family (Ornithorhynchidae)…

Not a day has been spent in jail nor a penny paid in compensation for the brutal murder of a 14-year-old boy in Mississippi that helped spark the civil rights movement

Long before Russia subverted American social media, the Nazis did the same in Hollywood.

Pez (English: /pɛz/, German: [peːts]; stylised as PEZ) is the brand name of an Austrian candy and associated manual candy dispensers. The candy is a pressed, dry, straight-edged, curved-corner block 15 mm (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser…

In a world exclusive, Idris Elba interviews Paul McCartney about his life and career.

Canadian murderer and biker

Silbannacus was an obscure Roman emperor or usurper during the Crisis of the Third Century. Silbannacus is not mentioned in any contemporary documents and his existence was forgotten until the 20th century, when two coins bearing his name were discovered…

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National park guards shoot suspected poachers dead. But has the war against poaching gone too far?

The King of Rock 'n' Roll met an tragic, and controversial, end.

Prince Burhaneddin Cem Efendi was the heir apparent to the headship of the Ottoman dynasty. He was born at Beşiktaş, Istanbul as the son of Prince Ibrahim Tevfik (1874–1931) and his fourth wife Hadice Sadiye Hanim (1898–1986). Prince Burhaneddin was a descendant…

In 2008, Warren Buffett placed a million-dollar bet that an S&P 500 index fund would beat the funds of funds hedge fund managers would select.

English musician and composer of electronic music

Hugh Jackman reveals that comics were banned on the set of X-Men.

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'Family Matters' star Jaleel White is launching a Purple Urkle cannabis brand called ItsPurpl.

Media giant Viacom has agrees to a definitive deal with Nas’ Queensbridge Venture Partners to acquire their Pluto TV streaming service.

Elvis Presley had many hit songs throughout his career. But the King of Rock 'n Roll never actually wrote any of his own music.