In 1954, RKO Pictures Corporation stockholders approved the $23.5 million sale of the company to multi-millionaire Howard Hughes. He became the first individual ever to be the sole owner of a major motion-picture company.

The 4,200-meter-high summit of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano, on the island of Hawaii hosts the world’s largest astronomical observatory, with telescopes operated by astronomers from eleven countries. The combined power ...Read More

Lies are usually manifested by these signs: a sudden increase in the number of "ums" and "ahs," being overly defensive, and no eye contact. Since lying is stressful, they will try to be sarcastic, turning their body away ...Read More

Badminton was once known as battledore and shuttlecock. The game as we know it today took its name from Badminton House in Gloucestershire, England - home of the Duke of Beaufort.

The amethyst gets its name from the Greek amethystos, which means "remedy for drunkeness."

The theory referred to as `Buridan`s Ass` states that an ass, faced with two equally attractive bales of hay, will starve to death because he has no rational basis for choosing between them. This allegory which illustrates...Read More