Cyrus II of Persia (c. 600–530 BC; Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁, romanized: Kūruš), commonly known as Cyrus the Great and also called Cyrus the Elder by the Greeks, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian empire. Under his rule, the empire embraced…

Termites are eusocial insects that are classified at the taxonomic rank of infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively as epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blattodea (along with cockroaches). Termites were once classified in a separate order from cockroaches…

Police say teen lost control of car, then hit pedestrian before hitting sign.

State funeral arrangements for Winston Churchill

"It's almost an embarrassment to play 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.'"

Jackie Robinson is best known for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier. Less well known, but just as pivotal, is his 1944 court-martial after refusing to move to the back of a military bus.

The Lord of the Rings actor told producers that Aragorn is not in The Hobbit.

A chipotle pepper is a jalapeño that's been left on the vine to ripen, and is then smoked and dried. There are two types of Chipotle - Morita and Meco.

It turns out one state in the union has seven of the ten drunkest cities.

McDonald's, the world's biggest fast-food chain, says it is to stop serving Heinz ketchup in its stores after 40 years.

This is a moment for the history books.

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Elvis Presley's signed high school library check-out card is coming to auction next week at Heritage Auctions' August 14 Elvis memorabilia sale.

The hamburger giant has started phasing out its trademark Supersize fries and drinks in its U.S. restaurants as part of an effort to simplify its menu and give customers choices that support “a balanced lifestyle,” a company spokesman said Tuesday.

Qin Shi Huang (Chinese: 秦始皇; lit. 'First Emperor of Qin', pronunciation (help·info); 259–210 BCE), or Shihuangdi, was the founder of the Qin dynasty, and first emperor of a unified China. Rather than maintain the title of "king" (王 wáng) borne by the previous…

The Black Stuntmen's Association is an organization that was formed in 1967 by CEO and Cofounder Eddie Smith as a result of policies that kept black stuntmen and stuntwomen from getting studio work. Members of the association include CoFounder Eddie Smith…

The average banana produces a particle of antimatter roughly once every 75 minutes.

The Society Pages (TSP) is an open-access social science project headquartered in the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota