If you are hiking or camping in an area you aren't familiar with, it is a good idea to know if you might encounter a bear.

A growing number of researchers are hot on the trail of a surprisingly profound question: What makes dogs such good companions?

Bowi was the first EP released on Stiff Records. Recorded by Nick Lowe, who had also released the first Stiff single, the title and cover were intended as a humorous response to the David Bowie album Low, which had been released earlier in the year. Lowe…

Does the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" refer to "calling birds" or "colly birds"?

American consumer rights activist and corporate critic

No records of the size of Native American populations before 1492 and the arrival of Europeans survive. A new study has found answers.

The communications ministry plans to create for assignment some 10 billion 14-digit phone numbers starting with the code "020." With the commercialization

American rock band

typically pendulum-regulated clock that strikes the hours with a sound like a common cuckoo's call

Rescue Ink is a non-profit organization composed of burly, tattooed bikers — all dedicated to saving animals from dangerous and abusive situations.

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, 'the books') is a collection of religious texts, writings, or scriptures sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, Rastafari, and many other faiths. It appears in the form of an anthology, a compilation…

"Maamme" (Finnish: [ˈmɑːmːe]; Swedish: Vårt land, Finland Swedish: [ˈvoːrt ˈlɑnːd]; both meaning "Our Land") is the unofficial national anthem of Finland. The music was composed by the German immigrant Fredrik Pacius, with original Swedish words by Johan…

1941 American drama film directed by Orson Welles

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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (/ˈroʊzəvɛlt/ ROH-zə-velt; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or his initials T. R., was an American politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president…

John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker whose career spanned more than 50 years. He is known for having played a wide range of starring and supporting roles, including comic characters, romantic leads, anti-heroes and…

German military transport ship; built as a cruise ship

We're the original telegram service with fast, guaranteed telegram delivery worldwide. Send a telegram for business contracts, weddings, sympathy. Formerly Western Union Telegram.

Even after 81 years, stubborn myths still cling to the colossal construction effort that built Hoover Dam. But the most incredible story about the project is absolutely true.