small hole near the rear portion (breech) of a cannon or muzzleloading gun

Suspected espionage case during WW2

Jeanne Calment was 122 when she died. But last year a Russian scientist claimed she was a con artist, sparking an international dispute over the woman who may still hold the secret to eternal life

undereye makeup worn by sports players

traditional sweet dessert

presidential pet raccoon

Lenny Bruce was an American stand-up comic and satirist who became a target for prosecutors and a poster boy for freedom of speech.

“Let there be light” might be an important part of the Old Testament, but for Orthodox Jews, it can be a burden on the Sabbath. The traditional day of rest, which starts at sundown on Friday and en…

Wall Street giants JPMorganChase and Fortress are in the mix with the tax-exempt Ivy League institution.

Fatal insomnia is a rare progressive disease. Learn about this disorder's symptoms and treatment options.

American publisher (1936-2013)

Today, less than 1 percent of vanilla flavoring comes from the vanilla flower. Is that a good thing?

Lusitanian chariot racer

In 1953, a subsidiary of British Petroleum obtained an oil concession of 31,000 square kilometers off the coast of Abu Dhabi. It would later become an important discovery, revealing the potential of Cretaceous carbonate reservoirs in the region.

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) (conjugate base perfluorooctanesulfonate) is an anthropogenic (human-made) fluorosurfactant, now regarded as a global pollutant. PFOS was the key ingredient in Scotchgard, a fabric protector made by 3M, and numerous stain…

The Committee to End Pay Toilets in America, or CEPTIA, was a 1970s grass-roots political organization which was one of the main forces behind the elimination of pay toilets in many American cities and states.

American activist

heavy cruiser

As I mentioned in a post about my west coast roadtrip, one of the things I heard about during my visit to Pixar was their AI spiders. For Toy Story 4, the production team wanted to add some dusty ambiance to the antique