Naples was founded about 600 bce as Neapolis (“New City”), close to the more ancient Palaepolis, which had itself absorbed the name of the siren Parthenope. Both towns originated as Greek settlements, extensions almost certainly of Greek colonies established…

The barn owl (Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl in the world and one of the most widespread of all species of birds, being found almost everywhere except for the polar and desert regions, Asia north of the Himalayas, most of Indonesia…

Celtic-language speaking world Christianity

Twenty-five years ago, in October 1992, The Mighty Ducks flew into movie theaters and changed hockey forever.

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With news of the company's warehouse relocating, a look back at of one of the candy's biggest fans

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The black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) is a species of highly venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae. It is native to parts of sub-Saharan Africa. First formally described by Albert Günther in 1864, it is the second-longest venomous snake after…

Medal of Honor recipient ; American feminist and doctor, 1832–1919

Dorcas Reilly came up with the iconic American dish in the 1950s

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Though silent in public, President Dwight D. Eisenhower worked behind the scenes to discredit Senator Joseph McCarthy and his red-baiting tactics.

Cadillac High School in Cadillac, Michigan made Rock 'n' Roll history when KISS played at their homecoming. Here is the full story presented by Jim Neff.

(v.) to increase gradually, to grow So here’s an etymological tidbit to undermine everything you thought you knew about everything: the word escalate only came into existence in the English language after we’d invented escalators. It seems almost too strange…

When Nadine Dorries decided to lead Britain's first parliamentary delegation to one of Africa's richest states, Ian Birrell tagged along to see how our MPs coped with President Obiang's kleptocracy

The differences in pay were dramatic.

1785 book by Marquis de Sade

involvement of Iceland in World War II