early American lawyer and politician, Founding Father of the United States (1721-1793)

An unusual visitor has been hanging out in the St. Lawrence River for the past three years: A narwhal, more than 1,000 kilometres south of its usual range. And it appears that the lone narwhal has been adopted by a band of belugas.

In 1897, in a two-week period while working at Bayer, Hoffmann synthesized both aspirin and heroin. Aspirin is still widely sold as an over-the-counter medication today.

American film and television actor (1921-2003)

Although antiquated for some tasks, revolvers still have some tactical advantages, but GIGN also uses them in risky 'trust shot' rites of passage.

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

A brief history of a hideous invention shows, once again, that the road to hell is paved with the best of intentions.

Africa is reputed to be the most complex multilingual part of the world. With over 2,086 indigenous languages, the degree of multilingualism of individual countries ranges from five languages in...

Shakespeare mentions the European Starling once, in Henry IV Part I. That moved a 19th Century Shakespeare enthusiast to introduce the bird into America.

New research shows a single 19th century tree in southern Queensland gave rise to the world’s dominant plant variety

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Near-death experiences (NDEs) are complex subjective experiences, which have been previously associated with the psychedelic experience and more specifically with the experience induced by the potent serotonergic, N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT). Potential similarities…

Canadian man convicted of murder

Like all flatfishes, Pacific halibut have both of their eyes on the same side of their heads, and they live on the seafloor, lying on their blind side, with their eyes facing the open water column. This species is one of several “righteye flounders,” with…

This Throwback Thursday photo depicts the Dining Hall, with its large stone fireplace, tiled floor, and windowed screen to conceal the main staircase.

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gradual shift of a television network away from its original programming, to either target a newer and more profitable audience, or to broaden their viewership by including less niche programming

American spiritualist

Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, James K. Polk, Andrew Jackson and Dwight D. Eisenhower were all rumored to have tattoos. Theodore Roosevelt was the only president to have a confirmed tattoo on his body.

The 25th Infantry Bicycle Regiment carried out a 1,900 mile trip from Montana to Missouri.

On the 5th of February, 1970, a rather bizarre incident happened at the McDonald Observatory, at the 2.7m reflector telescope. A newly hired employee was apparently very dissatisfied with his new j…