The history of writing is a long and interesting one. Without living users and comparison examples, an archaeologist that unearths a new script is probably going to spend the rest of their life scratching their head and trying to translate it. Without the equivalent of a Rosetta stone, it's almost...
Pirates! They weren’t all Johnny Depp-swaying, dainty and witty denizens of the sea. Here’s a list of the fifteen bloodiest, unluckiest or simply most fashionably dressed.
Michael Jackson, 50, has died. TMZ.com has reported that Jackson suffered a heart attack earlier this afternoon at his Los Angeles home and paramedics were unable to revive him. Once he arrived at UCLA medical center, the staff tried to resuscitate him but he was completely unresponsive. The...
According to news coming in just now, Katherine Jackson's lawyer has confirmed that she will get the custody of her three grand children. She has reached an agreement with the late pop star's ex-wife Debbie Rowe and Rowe doesn't have any objections now. Both CBS and ABC reported that Rowe has...
Adrianne Palicki has been cast as Wonder Woman in the remake series set to air on NBC. The David E. Kelley production will feature Palicki, a Friday Night Lights cast member, in the acclaimed role once portrayed by Lynda Carter. The announcement was made Wednesday, February 17, 2011 and has the...
There are some books that have been so instrumental in shaping the modern world that any learned person should be familiar with them. This is especially true in the business world. The savvy business person should understand how our world got to be the way it is. For that reason this list of...
A concubine can be equated to being a married man’s official and socially accepted mistress. She may live with the man or be accorded her own home, but she holds a lesser social status to the first wife or any other wives that the man might have. She generally exists for the man’s pleasure....
Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
Since the 16th century, Halloween has long been the night of all kinds of wonderful debauchery, partying, and trickery. For over 2,000 years people from around the world have honored the completion of the Saimhain (or harvest season) on October 31 in a number of ways. From parades and festivals,...
Here's a list of the best selling, kid tested, and mother approvedchildren's books of all time for the preschool age group. Be sure toadd these to your children's collection or give them as gifts thisholiday season! 1. Caps For SaleBy Esphyr Slobodkina 2. The Little Engine That CouldBy Watty...
