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Imagine if a major automobile manufacturer created a car “designed for women” — replete [...]

What happens when you cut a grape almost in half, cover it with a glass, and microwave it? Sparks.  Big [...]

212 is New York, while the relatively close Boston got 617. 213? Across the country, to Los [...]

A 1,000 square foot house — while small — is hardly unmanageable.   Sharing it with five [...]

“There is very little empirical evidence in favor of the effectiveness of these devices.” When an [...]

Before 1979, Iran was under the control of the Shah and had relatively peaceful relations with Israel.  [...]

The phrase “read them the riot act” is an idiom, meaning to speak angrily toward someone and [...]

For the most part, America’s involvement in World War II occurred outside of its borders.   As [...]

      On December 6, 1917, an explosion ravaged Halifax, Nova Scotia, killing 2,000 people and [...]

    It’s said that when inventors work their magic, all they’re really doing (not to [...]