The term organ sale refers to a variety of different practices. People commonly associate it with a situation in which one person who requires or desires money sells his or her kidney to another who needs a kidney. But did you know that it was legal to sell organs in Iran? Iran is the only […]
Former US President George H.W. Bush fainted after vomiting on Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa’s lap. According to Bush’s doctors, the incident was caused by acute gastroenteritis, leading to him losing consciousness. During a 1992 state banquet, George HW Bush puked on the lap of Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. The incident sparked a wave
On November 20, 1947, Queen Elizabeth married Prince Philip in Westminster Abbey. Her marriage was the longest of any British monarch, lasting over 73 years. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, attended the duke’s funeral on April 9. But do you know what his pet name for her was? “Cabbage” was Prince
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Whistleblowers are defined as those individuals who, without permission, reveal private or sensitive information about an institution, often motivated by a commitment to the public interest. But did you know that a whistleblower had to be rehired by the company they reported for fraud? The federal government ordered Wells Fargo to rehire an employee who
The Walt Disney Company is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate based in the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. Over the years, the company expanded its amusement park throughout the United States and to some locations. But did you know that there is a law that allows Disney to build a nuclear
Princess Susana did not have the royal life she implied when she fled to the United States. Surprisingly, her name was not even Susana, to begin with. But did you know why she was known as the Colonial Con-woman? Princess Susanna Caroline Matilda was a convicted thief who fled to America in 1770 and lived
World War II wasn’t just a man’s war. 350,000 American women answered the call to serve their country. However, they were not part of D-Day. Only one woman was present during the time, along with 150,000 men. But who was this woman, and what was her role on D-Day? Martha Gellhorn was the only woman
A 13-year-old Norwegian schoolboy came across four wolves while coming home from the bus stop this week. In the end, it’s possible that his love of Creed’s heavy metal music saved his life. How did he escape from a horrible wolf attack? In 2011, a 13-year-old Norwegian kid came home alone from school when he
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The Sinaloa Cartel is an international criminal organization and is one of the world’s most powerful drug-trafficking syndicates. Its headquarters are located in Culiacán, Sinaloa state, Mexico. Its roots can be traced back to the Guadalajara cartel, which was one of Mexico’s most powerful crime syndicates in the early 1980s. But do you know much
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Steve Jobs is widely known as the brain behind Apple. Jobs is an American business magnate, industrial designer, media proprietor, and investor. He was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple, and also the chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar. But what was his actual contribution to Apple? Steve Jobs didn’t do any of the
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