In Britain, eating mince pies at Christmas dates back to the 16th century. It is still believed that to eat a mince pie on each of the Twelve Days of Christmas will bring 12 happy months in the year to follow.

The use of the word "dive" to describe a seedy saloon first came into use in New York City in the mid-1800s, when such establishments were usually located below street level in run-down row houses, requiring patrons to ...Read More

Elephants communicate in sound waves below the frequency that humans can hear.

Soon his garage was his studio, anything he could imagine, he could find a way to create it. Some of his first cars were, "The Outlaw", "Beatnik Bandit", "Rotar" and "Excalibur". He entered the Excalibur in a 1958 contest ...Read More

In 1982, its inaugural year, The Weather Channel lost $10.6 million, and came dangerously close to being shut down. In fact, the network didn't make any money until 1985. Since then, The Weather Channel has steadily grown ...Read More

Boxing, also called pugilism, Western Boxing, prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science (a common nickname among fans), is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar ...Read More