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On most maps, the Mercator projection – first developed in 1569 – is still used. This method is wildly inaccurate and makes…

Wearing a tie can reduce blood flow to the brain by 7.5 per cent. A study in 2018 found that wearing a…

Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, officially opened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2010.

Water is our body’s mechanical oil. Without it, it can’t function. You lose about 8 percent of your body water while on…

Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq, was executed after being convicted of crimes against humanity in 2006.

Brazilian footballer legend Pelé, one of the sport’s greatest players and among the first athletes to become global celebrities, died at age…

A U.S. Army force defeats a group of Apache warriors at Salt River Canyon, Arizona Territory, with 57 Indians killed but only…

Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto, the first woman leader of a Muslim nation in modern history, was assassinated in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, while campaigning…

The longest place name in the world is 85 letters long. Nearly impossible to pronounce, Taumatawhakatangi-hangakoauauotamatea¬turipukakapikimaunga¬horonukupokaiwhen-uakitanatahu is a city in New Zealand…

On this day in 2004, a large earthquake shook the Indian Ocean floor west of the island of Sumatra, triggering a devastating…