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Pi Day celebrated March 14 because American date format matches 3.14. Some numbers are useful. Some are famous. And then there is pi, a number so absurdly powerful that humanity has spent thousands of years trying to tame it, failed completely, and then decided to honour that failure with pastry.Every year on March 14, the…
A small Roman glass bottle discovered in western Turkey has provided the first direct chemical proof that ancient physicians used human feces as a medicinal ingredient. The vial, dating back about 1,900 years, contained dark brown residue that scientists later identified as human excrement mixed with thyme oil. Researchers say the mixture closely matches treatments…
A Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya after authorities discovered more than 2,000 live queen ants hidden inside his luggage at Nairobi’s main international airport. The unusual wildlife smuggling case unfolded at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, where security officers intercepted the passenger during a routine inspection before a flight to China. Investigators say the…
ADDS CAUSE OF BLACK SMOKE IN THE BACKGROUND.- A plume of smoke caused by an Iranian strike is seen in the background an an Emirates plane is parked at the Dubai International Airport after its closure in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) A British holidaymaker has been arrested in…
Darren Cooper awarded £12k after taking his Sainsbury’s boss to court for being left out of social media tribute A long-serving Sainsbury’s store manager has been awarded nearly £12,000 after an employment tribunal found he was unfairly treated when his boss left him out of a social media post celebrating male leaders in the company….
Creator of one of the longest-running manga series, One Piece, buries its biggest secret in the ocean For nearly three decades, One Piece fans have argued over a single question: what exactly is the legendary treasure known as the “One Piece”? The mystery has driven the story since the manga first began serialisation in 1997,…
collage of Allan Ramsay’s portrait of Queen Charlotte Sophia For generations, historians and genealogists have argued over an unusual question in British royal history: could Queen Charlotte, the German-born wife of King George III, have had African ancestry? The debate, once largely confined to academic circles, has resurfaced in popular culture through Netflix’s Regency drama…
A new book claims Queen Victoria used cocaine, cannabis and laudanum during Britain’s global opium trade. Queen Victoria is often remembered as the figurehead of a moral, industrious era in British history. Yet the global economic machinery that operated during her reign included one of the most controversial trades of the 19th century: the export…
2,600-year-old Etruscan Tomb found with four skeletons and treasure (Image source: Canva) Archaeologists working in central Italy have made a rare discovery that is helping researchers learn more about a civilisation that lived thousands of years ago. During excavations at an ancient burial site, researchers uncovered a sealed Etruscan tomb that had remained untouched for…
Nancy Grewal Canadian Member of Parliament Juanita Nathan has expressed concern over the killing of Indian-origin woman Nancy Grewal, referencing the case in a message marking International Women’s Day. In a recent social media post on Facebook, Nathan said many Canadians have been “deeply troubled” by the tragic death of the 45-year-old woman in LaSalle,…
