Today in 1908, the Grand Canyon became a national monument. Here’s how its residents get their mail by mule.

The Blockade of Africa began in 1808 after the United Kingdom outlawed the Atlantic slave trade, making it illegal for British ships to transport slaves. The Royal Navy immediately established a presence off Africa to enforce the ban, called the West Africa…

The Skatt Bros. (or Skatt Brothers) were a band from Los Angeles, formed in 1979. At first they were compared to bands like the Village People for parallels in music on their first album, but later returned to their more rockish roots with the release of…

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Albert Einstein's connections to New York City are a bit more morbid than you might expect: his eyes are stored in a safety deposit box in the city.

Rogue waves (also known as freak waves, monster waves, episodic waves, killer waves, extreme waves, and abnormal waves) are unusually large, unpredictable and suddenly appearing surface waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships, even to large ones.…

No joke: Napoleon Bonaparte's "member" is stored in the basement of a New Jersey home.

Happy Batman Friday to all who celebrate.

Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie's secret education, early heartbreak, radioactive notebooks, and more.

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In 2010, amid the last financial crisis, Christina Ellis was devastated, scared and tired of being at the mercy of financial forces that were way...

general strike by Icelandic women that achieved equal pay protection

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Ishigakiyama Ichiya Castle (石垣山一夜城, Ishigakiyama Ichiya-jō) was a late Sengoku period Japanese castle in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was one of the most famous among the castles built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and was the site of his first meeting…

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Osborne Reef is an artificial reef off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Originally constructed of concrete jacks, it was the subject of an ambitious expansion project utilizing old and discarded tires. The expansion ultimately failed, and the reef…

American entrepreneur who founded Domino's Pizza in 1960.

Beavis and Butt-Head is an American adult animated television series created by Mike Judge. The series follows Beavis and Butt-Head, both voiced by Judge, a pair of teenage slackers characterized by their apathy, lack of intelligence, lowbrow humor, and love…

Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a sovereign landlocked microstate on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees, bordered by France to the north and Spain to the south. Believed to have been created by Charlemagne, Andorra was ruled…