concrete arch dam completed in 1947 for water storage and flood control in Ventura County, California

2002 film by Gaspar Noé

scientific study of ancient Egypt

brand name of adhesive bandages and related products

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process of making Hebrew a lingua franca in Israel

Empress Xiaocigao (Chinese: 孝慈高皇后, 18 July 1332 – 23 September 1382), commonly known as Empress Ma (Chinese: 馬皇后), was an imperial consort of the Ming dynasty. She was the principal wife of the Hongwu Emperor and acted as his adviser in politics, exerting…

phenomenon in international sports

Season 4 negated the real body change right away.

Wisconsin friends Thomas Cook and Joseph Feeney made a promise in 1992 to split the Powerball jackpot if one of them ever won.

phrase said in the play Julius Caesar by the title character

family and demographic pattern of Western Europe

The female reproductive system has a way to pick which sperm will win the race to contraception, a new study has found. And here’s the extraordinary finding: A woman’s egg doesn’t always agree with her choice of partner.

presidential library and museum for U.S. President Harry S. Truman, located in Independence, Missouri

1966 concert tour by The Beatles

Experts say that, unlike most countries, the unprecedented 47% drop over the past decade is less about economics and more about better health policies

1994 racing death

location where aquatic life such as fish congregate to be cleaned

The TOP500 project ranks and details the 500 most powerful non-distributed computer systems in the world. The project was started in 1993 and publishes an updated list of the supercomputers twice a year. The first of these updates always coincides with the…