An unusual case of self-inflicted cesarean section with maternal and child survival is presented. No similar event was found in an Internet literature search. Because of a lack of medical assistance and a history of fetal death in utero, a 40-year-old multiparous…

NASA engineers once actually designed a makeup kit.

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Monopoly is a multi-player economics-themed board game. In the game, players roll two dice to move around the game board, buying and trading properties, and developing them with houses and hotels. Players collect rent from their opponents, with the goal being…

2001 film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson

1954 TV series

Dr Richard McKay discusses the 'patient zero' idea during epidemics such as HIV and typhoid, and now COVID-19. www.cam.ac.uk/stories/patientzero

From Surgery Antiseptic to Modern Mouthwash

three-movement musical composition by John Cage

perception of more danger than really exists

While Dumb Ways to Die has won more creative awards than almost any other it has not been able to replicate that success in the coveted effectiveness categories. Miranda Ward investigates whether the much-vaunted campaign was ultimately a failure.   Recently AdAge…

GDP (current US$) - Russian Federation from The World Bank: Data

Uri Geller has responded after an article questioned why the Pokémon inspired by him, Kadabra, was absent from the card game.

From Rockstar to EMT. How the Van Halen bad boy became, David Lee Roth the EMT.

Read about the history of the six-bottle carton carrier invented by the Coca-Cola Company.

Sci-Hub is a "Pirate Bay" for paywalled science.

humanoid automaton designed by Leonardo da Vinci

Food donations to help those in need have been an important part of America’s safety net during the challenges posed by COVID-19. Did you know that the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act of 1996 (PDF, 207 KB) (42 U.S. Code § 1791) provides limited…