Sledding was banned in Syracuse's parks in 1933. Now, 85 years later, a Burnet Park hill is open for legal sledding.

Predicting the weather with absolute accuracy is still a task that meteorologists are trying to perfect. However, in the late 1800s, one scientist determined a way to use leeches in glass jars to tell if it was going to rain.

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At the 1908 Marathon in London, athletes hit the bottle mid-race.

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Frogstomp is the debut studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair. It was released on 27 March 1995, when the band members were only 15 years of age, by record label Murmur. The album features the band's most successful single, "Tomorrow".

Ever wonder where some of the words we use every day in Hong Kong lingo come from? Here’s why some parents dream of giving birth to char siu.

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King Mswati III declares a name change at events celebrating independence and his 50th birthday.

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There are franchises and then there are phenomena, and the difference is the latter can be a lot harder to explain. To properly articulate why the Kickstarter for a tabletop roleplaying game set in the adorable woodland world of the board game Root is so…

Cleopatra was born 2,500 years after the Great Pyramid at Giza was built, yet only 2,000 years before the first lunar landing was achieved.

Whatever Jurassic Park would have you believe, dinosaurs roaming the Earth today might need a bit more puff if they want to catch up with hapless tourists.

copy of the Qur'an written with ink in part made allegedly from blood donated from Saddam Hussein

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experimental use of psilocybin to treat anxiety and depression

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More than 97% of meadows have been destroyed, but the fight is now on to restore them. They are essential for plants and insects – but is it wise to lose food-producing fields?