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In the popular story, to demonstrate objects of different mass fall at the same rate, Galileo dropped two spheres of...

William Shakespeare is one of the most impressive literary minds in history---a master of theatre and poetry with no equal....

Although the Coriolis effect is strong enough to influence the direction of travel for things covering great distances, like airplanes...

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Hurricanes and tropical storms are essentially much the same thing; they're both weather phenomena that consist of a large, low-pressure...

If you suffer from social anxiety, new research suggests that there might be a safer alternative to any medication that...

A little-known alliance between the US and Tsarist Russia led to the Russian fleet showing up in force in New...

In 1968 Dr. Elliott Barker, a Canadian psychiatrist, came up with an unusual idea to treat violent psychopaths. He locked...

Knitting might seem like a female-oriented pastime these days, but during the Middle Ages, it was a craft that only...

Most people probably don't know what differentiates a hare and a rabbit, and they are so remarkably similar that it's...

Bacon therapy might sound delicious, but it's actually pretty nasty. The treatment involves doctors placing strips of greasy meat over...

In 1969, The Rolling Stones headlined a concert at the Altamont Speedway in California. The event turned into a disaster...

Few species of animal enjoy lactose outside of infancy, and even fewer of those enjoy the lactose of another animal....

Ernest Hemingway was a man of many talents. When he wasn't writing classic novels, the world-renowned author spent his time...

We often look at pictures of strange, comical birds with pointed bills, flippers, and tuxedo-like feathers frolicking and fighting in...

"Those about to die, salute you." The ancient gladiator's famous greeting to the emperor is likely anachronistic, but its widespread...

For decades, archaeologists thought that the paintings made by prehistoric people were done by men. However, new evidence strongly suggests...

Oak Island is situated in the Mahone Bay of the south shore of Canada, and houses one of the biggest...

Lt. Col. Richard Henry Pratt founded the Carlisle Indian School in 1879 to “civilize” Native Americans. But the school also...