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A look at the intriguing history of rope

The World's Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Tim Queeney, who recently published a book that looks into the history and ...
THE march of AI now seems unstoppable in every part of our lives, from choosing the TV we watch to making our trains run on ...
International Day of the Girl Child, observed every October 11th, highlights the unique challenges girls face worldwide—and this ...
The petition has been signed by more than 140,000 people in Wales, with the most opposition coming from the Alyn and Deeside ...
In his first solo exhibition ‘Tānā Bānā’, artist Tashi Lama translates the quiet endurance of Nepal’s carpet weavers—his own ...
“I remember thinking at the time,” Hickman wrote, “What are you doing here?” which prompted him to create Strahd. That’s also ...
Dive into the best Gossip Girl episodes that showcase the drama of the Upper East Side's elite, from "New York, I Love You ...
If Ghost and Back to the Future had a book sibling, it’d be the romance novel The Seven Year Slip. Clementine is reeling ...
The five- and six-figure debt hinders couples’ ability to buy houses, pay off their massive student loans or feel financially ...
Victoria Beckham , Cheryl Cole and Coleen Rooney were among the statement belt and designer shades-clad celebrities who were ...
Matches, tents, and starting a fire. What boy in the early 60s wasn’t captivated by Scouts, both Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts? The reaching into the hidden mysteries of self-reliance and independence in ...