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

comedy by Aristophanes

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

a mixture of tallow, dried meat, and sometimes dried berries

Handbags available in your choice of regular, seafood, or chili tomato.

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…

Is there a bond between loved ones that withstands death? People cite "crisis apparitions" -- visits from loved ones beyond the grave.

American basketball player

proposed amendment by New Mexico state senator Duncan Scott

Goose pulling (also called gander pulling, goose riding, pulling the goose or goose neck tearing) was a blood sport practiced in parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, England, and North America from the 17th to the 19th centuries. It originated in the 12th century…

Most Americans would be surprised to learn that both political symbols -- the donkey for Democrats and the elephant for Republicans -- were popularized by the same maverick cartoonist: Thomas Nast.

holocaust survivor

The research also returned troubling results regarding overall driver behaviour towards people of colour. People who drive expensive cars are less likely

2019 miniseries about the Chernobyl disaster

If you’ve ever studied a microwave, you will come across dots drawn on the inner walls. These dots or holes are there for a specific purpose