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Beginning in 1927 as an annual publication titled “Man of the Year,” Time’s choice for Person of the Year has often been contentious and, in…

History is filled with rulers whose reigns lasted long after their welcome. However, some rulers were in charge for only brief periods of time. Here…

With nearly one billion people (approximately 14 percent of the world population) belonging to the faith, Hinduism is the third-largest religion on the planet. It…

Scientific discoveries, achievements, and inventions are made all the time. Throughout the year, papers are published and patents are filed for any number of new…

Whenever you create something new, patent it as soon as possible, or others might take advantage of your creation. It has happened numerous times throughout…

Whether you call them ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State, Da’ash, or just terrorists, the Islamic Group claiming to have found a new caliphate in Syria and…

With over 330 million people living in the United States, only 1.4 million people (0.4 percent of the population) serve in the US military. As…

There’s a reason why prostitution is called the world’s oldest profession. It has been around for thousands of years in one form or another. Whether…

Deception operations have been employed in warfare throughout history, with the earliest mentions being in works like Virgil’s Aeneid describing the Trojan Horse during the…

Most of us probably don’t think too much about the rear ends of our nonhuman cousins, but it’s about time we did because there are…