American Grant Fisher breaks second world indoor record in 6 days, clocks 12:44.09 in 5000m
The American broke Bekele’s 21-year-old indoor world record Friday night in Boston, clocking 12:44.09 just six days after ...
Vince Carter’s 2000 NBA dunk contest masterpiece: ‘I wanted to go out there and give you a show’
What Carter did 25 years ago during a rain-soaked weekend in the Bay looked like, and felt like, the apogee of the ...
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The Man Who Captured the Unique Beauty of Snowflakes
Snowflakes provide many of us with our earliest impressions of what it means to be unique. Even within a group—the flakes so ...
American doctor, cancer survivor runs 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days
A Wisconsin doctor ran seven marathons on seven continents, from Antarctica to North America, to raise awareness of testicular cancer after previously battling the disease.
Grant Fisher breaks world indoor mark in 5,000 meters, his 2nd record-breaking performance in a week
Grant Fisher broke his second world indoor record in a week when he shattered a 21-year-old mark in the 5,000 meters at the ...
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The charming story of Miskel Spillman, the 80-year-old grandmother who once hosted ‘SNL’
An unemployed Oregonian, a divorced mother of three, a freshman college student, the governor of South Dakota and an 80-year-old grandmother from New Orleans all wanted the same thing: to host ...
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15 Valentine's Day traditions from around the world
But when Feb. 14 rolls around, lovers trade letters or cards and ... Valentine’s Day stretches into four days of festivities marked by free concerts in the Piazza dei Signori and heart lanterns ...
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The 10 Most Incredible National Parks Outside the U.S., According to T+L's A-List Advisors
These protected sites around the world offer dramatic landscapes, rich wildlife, and outdoor adventure. Elizabeth Cantrell is a senior editor at Travel + Leisure. She edits stories with a focus on ...
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A short history of the Web
The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world. Tim Berners-Lee, pictured at ...
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7 World Airlines That Still Operate MD-80 Planes
According to current scheduling data made available by Cirium, an aviation analytics company, seven airlines around the world have scheduled passenger flights with aircraft from the McDonnell Douglas ...
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World Trade Organization (WTO): What It Is and What It Does
Investopedia / Ryan Oakley The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international institution that oversees the rules for global trade among nations. It was created in 1995, superseding the 1947 ...
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“The song was an expression of my tempestuous private life”: The emotional ’80s ballad that’s just reached one billion streams
This achievement is a testament to the lasting power of I Want To Know What Love Is and the incredible support from our fans around the world. As we look ahead to our 50th anniversary, this is a ...