The Channel Tunnel – the underwater rail link between England and France – was first proposed in 1802 but delayed […]
Breast milk gradually increases in fat content as the day goes on, with the highest levels typically appearing in the
The U.S. once had a long-lost state called Franklin, formed in 1784 in what is now eastern Tennessee. It collapsed
The man who stole the Mona Lisa in 1911 – Vincenzo Peruggia – served only seven months in prison, partly
Studies have found that men who eat lots of garlic, fruits, and vegetables tend to smell more pleasant and attractive,
The universally used green-circle, blue-square and black-diamond ski ratings were originally created by Disney for a ski lodge that was
The current CEOs of Microsoft, Adobe and Procter & Gamble all attended the same high-school in Hyderabad, India.
The average modern high-school sprinter would have won gold in the 100m at the 1896 Olympics. The winning time back
In the Scottish court system, alongside Guilty and Not Guilty, the jury can also deliver a “Not Proven” verdict —
Nobody knows how to properly pronounce “Halley’s Comet” – historians still debate on whether Edmond Halley pronounced his last name
