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In most places in the United States and, probably, the Western world, McDonald’s and other fast food joints [...]

The U-boat was a German submarine from World War II, one which at the time went unrivaled by the rest of the [...]

In 1949, Pope Pius XII honored a Brazilian philanthropist named Francisco Scarpa for his charitable [...]

There’s a 90% or so chance that you’re something called a “trichromat.” The rest of you are almost [...]

The term “coronal mass ejection” sounds like something best avoided, even if one has no idea what it [...]

That’s not a typo, the title. It’s a poem. To repeat it: lighght Yes, it’s the entire poem. It was [...]

Mount Rushmore, above, is one of the United States’ most recognizable national landmarks. The cliff-size [...]

While the main players in the Cold War were the United States and the Soviet Union, many European nations [...]

Instant lottery tickets are, if you buy enough of them, a very easy way to lose some money. Like most games [...]

You’re not feeling well so you visit the doctor. It turns out that you need some sort of intravenous [...]