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This philosopher wanted his mummified body on display. Then his head disappeared
Metro· 5 days agoBorn in Spitalfields, London, on February 15, 1748, Bentham was a child prodigy, learning Latin as a...
'Lets do it now AND after dinner': I'm obsessed with 27-year-old Eliot
Daily Mail· 6 days agoThey signalled a new risque version of myself, or so I hoped. Other arduous preparations had to be...
I’m a disease doctor — beware these common pool-related illnesses
NY Post· 17 hours agoShutterstock Swimmer’s ear is a bacterial infection caused by pool water in the outer ear canal....
From paper shop to barbers – The story of T&A competition finalist
Bradford Telegraph and Argus via Yahoo News UK· 3 days ago“It’s easy for us to get to know each other.” The sheer amount of barbers is beneficial for...
"It Blew Her Mind When I Told Her": Older Adults Are Sharing The "Common Knowledge" Practices From...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt seemed like a good project to the teacher, since virtually everyone had ashtrays in their homes —...
Innocent bystander fatally stabbed in violent NYC road rage fight, leaving his shattered family...
NY Post metro· 13 hours agoA Bronx dad was fatally knifed by a road-raging maniac who went berserk on innocent bystanders after...
Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis' first hit. He barely got paid
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoArthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. Despite being dubbed “the father of rock ‘n’...
Book Bans Are on the Rise. But Fear of Fiction Is Nothing New.
New York Times· 3 days agoBefore that, in the 1950s, anxiety centered on trashy paperback novels and comics, which were said...
Ukraine: How beeswax could help war-hit families save food
BBC News· 7 days agoBeeswax could be crucial to help preserve food in war zones like Ukraine, according to researchers....
Malmesbury Athelstan exhibition has British Library loaned items
BBC News· 2 days agoObjects more than a millennia old have gone on display at a Wiltshire museum to celebrate the life...