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In the 1988 movie Coming to America, Eddie Murphy plays the role of Akeem, the crown prince of a made-up [...]

On August 21, 1911, the Mona Lisa — Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece — was stolen off the [...]

If you have seen the classic Eddie Murphy/Dan Aykroyd/Jamie Lee Curtis movie Trading Places — or, if [...]

Before 1966, Daylight Saving Time in the United States was set via a patchwork of state and local laws, often [...]

In early 2005, Ian Spector, then a high school student, did something many high schoolers did — he [...]

Spend enough time in a bathtub or a pool, and without fail, your fingers will start to resemble raisins — [...]

    As a young child, Bart Weetjens had two passions: rodents and Africa.  Both interests are a [...]

On August 9, 2003, an airplane named the Spirit of Butts Farm took off from Cape Spear in Newfoundland, [...]

    At 10 feet by 6 feet, the quay house at Conwy Castle in North Wales is believed to be the [...]

About 7,000 to 8,000 years ago, a volcano named Mount Mazama, located in present-day Oregon, erupted, leaving [...]