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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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?

Today we're recognizing an equally loyal, omnipresent force in whiskey making: the distillery cat.

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Are you wondering about the differences between the terms Hispanic and Latino? Learn the definition of each term and when to use them.

Lhakpa Sherpa works for minimum wages and currently washes dishes, as she trains for her 10th Everest summit with no endorsement deals, no nutritionist and no trainer

Political division has graced the Thanksgiving table ever since it became a national holiday in 1863. And pumpkin pie was once caught in the middle...

Scientists have made the surprising discovery of fossilized plants 1.4 km (0.9 miles) beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet. That indicates the island has been ice-free within the last million years or so – meaning it’s more vulnerable to climate change than we…

Is it possible to trademark the name of a holiday? The Walt Disney Company was interested in doing so.

On June 3, 1944, Maureen Flavin turned 21, on the same day she also changed the course of history with the meteorological information she recorded while working as a post office […]

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