a word that changes its meaning (and sometimes pronunciation) when it is capitalized; the capitalization usually applies due to one form being a proper noun or eponym

The dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus /iːˈnɒsaɪ.ɒn ˈdaɪrəs/) is an extinct canine. It is one of the most famous prehistoric carnivores in North America, along with its extinct competitor Smilodon. The dire wolf lived in the Americas and eastern Asia during the Late…

Indians don't use toilet paper, but if you're traveling to India you PROBABLY can. Here's everything you need to know about using the toilet in India.

The Boeing 747 8, which comes in a passenger version, the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental (8i) and freight version the Boeing 747-8  Freighter (8f), is assembled in Boeings' own factory at Paine Field, Everett north of

The Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain honors Major Archibald Butt and artist Francis Millet, two men who died together on the ship of dreams.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said the national capital has left mega cities like New York, London and Shanghai behind in terms of most number of CCTV cameras installed per square mile.

There is nothing faster than light, right? But the sunlight you feel right now on your skin or the sunlight you see outside could be 50 million years old.

Given the plurality of different genital shapes used by the animal kingdom, it is perhaps unusual that a female “penis” had not been observed before 2014.

Aram Bakshian Jr., The First Reich, The National Interest, No. 146, AMERICA’S ASSAD QUANDARY (November/December 2016), pp. 88-96

Father of 3 phase AC electric power

On 1 April 2008, the high court of Lille (France) annulled a marriage on the grounds of "mistaken essential qualities of the spouse" in accordance with article 180 paragraph 2 [archive] of the French civil code. The woman was not a virgin at the time of the…

Order of Giant Dragonflies

ball used in cue sports

Unabomber Ted Kaczynski had a complicated, and at times, hostile relationship with women.

When he was arrested in 1996 for his bombing spree — which killed three people and injured 23 between 1978 and 1995 — he was 54 and had never had a girlfriend. He…

2004 environmental incident in Chicago, Illinois

American actress and comedian

The Brandenburg Concerti by Johann Sebastian Bach were originally titled “Six Concerts à plusieurs instruments” and composed as a set of six works for concerto grosso. Presented by the composer to …

The Dai Hong Dan incident took place on 29 October 2007, when the North Korean cargo vessel MV Dai Hong Dan was attacked and temporarily seized by Somali pirates off Somalia. The following day, the crew of the vessel overpowered the pirates with the support…