Paul Kevin Curtis was an Elvis impersonator from Tupelo, Mississippi who was known by locals for his eccentric personality and bizarre conspiracy theories about the city hospital's involvement in ...
Tickling may seem like a harmless and playful act, but it actually has a long and complex history that stretches across different cultures and eras. Its ability to immobilize and cause discomfort has ...
While examining a Neolithic burial pit in France’s Rhône Valley in 1984, biological anthropologist Eric Crubézy noticed something unusual: two women lying on top of each other with their legs pulled ...
In the 1973 novel The Princess Bride, Buttercup and Westley are taken by surprise when they are suddenly attacked by “rodents of unusual size,” or ROUS. The book describes the beasts as a “pure rat ...
Each Dec. 31, people across the globe gather to welcome the new year, and celebrities are no exception. Over the decades, some of the world's biggest stars have been spotted at New Year's Eve parties ...
"The men who belong to this family of peoples," the 8th century Tunisian historian Ibn Khaldun remarked of the Berbers, according to the BBC, "have inhabited the Maghreb since the beginning." Indeed, ...