Historical Overview of the planning and construction of the Empire State Building by general contractors Starrett Brothers and Eken

Can dogs taste, and if so what tastes do they prefer? Here's a deeper look at what dogs find most delicious and what foods they prefer.

This story was produced by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find additional in-depth coverage at www.sdnewswatch.org.   No neighboring state is as liberal as South Dakota when...

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American inventor

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Nyarri Morgan's first contact with whites came when he witnessed a nuclear bomb explosion at the British testing site at Maralinga, South Australia. In an unlikely collision of cultures, state-of-the-art 3D film technology is bringing his story to life.

Catastrophic series of floods due to failure of multiple dams in Henan, China

Alexander (Greek: Αλέξανδρος, Aléxandros; 1 August 1893 – 25 October 1920) was King of Greece from 11 June 1917 until his death three years later, at the age of 27, from the effects of a monkey bite.

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Escaped robber returns to annals of weird crime / Cops say 'Roofman' lived large in...

SameYou is supporting leaders in brain injury recovery to advance understanding of this under-reported but widespread serious health condition.

Speed camera lottery improved riders' behavior in Sweden. Could social gamification improve healthy living and make healthcare systems more sustainable?

2017 documentary film by Bryan Fogel

A song plugger or song demonstrator was a vocalist or piano player employed by department and music stores and song publishers in the early 20th century to promote and help sell new sheet music, which is how hits were advertised before good quality recordings…

Microsoft said to offer a two-day tribute to its respected rival, the founder of Apple

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There is a connection between Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and the Morse code. Although approximately 30 years separated the creation of this particular symphony and the telegraph code, the link played a role in Allied broadcasts during World War II.

Civetone is a macrocyclic ketone and the main odorous constituent of civet oil. It is a pheromone sourced from the African civet. It has a strong musky odor that becomes pleasant at extreme dilutions. Civetone is closely related to muscone, the principal…

American rapper

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