The Swedish Sphinx has shown up in a lot of places—in classic Hollywood films, on the streets of New York, and on Swedish currency.

Titanic's senior surviving officer showed great leadership on the night of the tragedy and later took his own ship from Kent to Dunkirk | ITV News Meridian

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The Navy uses animals like dolphins and sea lions to protect ships from divers and mines.

Florida man fined $48,000 for driving around with a phone jammer in his car. Police alerted when Metro PCs reports constant problems with a cell tower.

Many, if not most, of you out there have read Frank Herbert’s classic Dune, or are at least familiar with the sprawling universe he created over the course of numerous novels (a mantle his son Brian Herbert has picked up). We’re talking about a big ass book.…

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This hairstyle is steeped in the history of rebellion and redemption.

An article from the Wednesday, January 7, 1998 issue of The Tech - MIT's oldest and largest newspaper and the first newspaper published on the Internet.

Abdulaziz (1875–1953), the founder and first king of Saudi Arabia, was very young when he first married. However his wife died shortly after their marriage. Abdulaziz remarried at eighteen and his firstborn child was Turki. He had 45 sons of whom 36 survived…

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The decision to shoot and kill a polar bear which appeared in Iceland on Saturday night conformed to official procedure and was an “easy decision” for police to take, it has emerged.

Check out some surprising facts about this iconic event.

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Growing up, who didn’t have Velveeta cheese in the pantry? It was crucial for making queso, the ideal ingredient for quick mac and cheese, and melted

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An expert is warning about a modern-day phenomenon called phantom vibration syndrome, where people think their mobile phone is ringing or vibrating when it's not. WebMD has the details.