We celebrate President's Day the way we know how to here in Payroll Country - by compiling interesting payroll and salary data about the federal government.

A cat’s whiskers might be the most important part of its cat equipment.

Marcus Porcius Cato "Uticensis" ("of Utica"; /ˈkeɪtoʊ/; 95 BC – April 46 BC), also known as Cato the Younger (Latin: Cato Minor), was a conservative Roman senator in the period of the late republic. A noted orator and a follower of the Stoic philosophy, he…

Soviet submarine officer who averted nuclear war

From handshake deals to experiments at Home Depot, the history of Taco Bell’s disruptive faux cheese-dusted taco.

Diocletian (/ˌdaɪ.əˈkliːʃən/; Latin: Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus; c. 242/245 – 311/312) was Roman emperor from 284 to 305. Born to a family of low status in Dalmatia, originally named Diocles, Diocletian rose through the ranks of the military to…

The iconic brass pole has been a fixture of fire departments for more than a century, but it might be more dangerous than it's worth.

Nature - Survey of surveys finds 422 trees for every person on Earth.

The history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the Netherlands has reflected the shades of tolerance or rigidity which were utilized by the rulers of the country at various periods in its history. Since World War II, the movement for LGBT…

Smuggled Prison Phones Present Growing Problem in Golden State Prisons, Newspaper Reports; Guards Confiscate Thousands Yearly

The Wright brothers – Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912) – were two American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane.…

1966–76 massacre in China during the Cultural Revolution

Study of doctoral students in Belgium highlights the mental health struggles that many in academia experience

In an unpublished excerpt from her new book The Poison Squad, Deborah Blum chronicles the public health campaign against tainted dairy products

sketch comedy television show

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Translation of a Latin proverb

They actually serve a very specific purpose

particle collider

anthropological concept, element common to all human cultures