Brian Bórama, also known as Bóruma or Boru, the high-king of Ireland, was born in the mid-tenth century, with recorded sources placing the event in the year 941. However, this date…
She has been called America's "first female serial killer" in tabloids and on TV talk shows. But Aileen Wuornos was not…
**Etymology:**
The term "celebriphilia" is a neologism derived from two components: "celebri-" from the word…
In 1935, U.S. General Billy Mitchell addressed the U.S. Congress with a…
Hurricane Gilbert remains one of the deadliest, costliest, and most intense hurricanes on record. It wreaked havoc in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico for nearly 9 days during…
Living fossils are organisms that have remained relatively unchanged over millions of years, have few or no living relatives, and represent a sole surviving lineage from an epoch long past. ¹ These animals and plants have unusual traits that make them seem almost like aliens. They have often survived several mass extinctions, and many scientists…
