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Anthony Comstock (March 7, 1844 – September 21, 1915) was an American anti-vice activist, , and secretary of the  (NYSSV), who was dedicated to upholding . He opposed  literature, , , , , , and . The terms...

The United States'  (CIA) made numerous unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Cuban leader . There were also attempts by , sometimes in cooperation with the CIA. The 1975  claimed eight proven CIA assassination attempts...

Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company  Jobs was also the founder of  and chairman and majority...

The Late Bronze Age collapse was a time of widespread  during the 12th century BC associated with , , and the . The collapse affected a large area of the  ( and ) and the , in...

Even before the launch of , there were various types of launch vehicle designs. The launch vehicle designs described below are either canceled or never left the drawing board.

of the  is widely attempted. According to the , an estimated $70 million in counterfeit bills are in circulation, or approximately 1 note in counterfeits for every 10,000 in genuine currency, with an upper bound of $200 million...

This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of  recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources.

Ark Encounter is a   that opened in , United States, in 2016. The centerpiece of the park is a large representation of , based on the  contained in the . It is 510 feet (155.4 m) long, 85 feet (25.9 m)...

Mount Everest is  above , located in the  sub-range of the . The  runs across its . Its elevation (snow height) of 8,848.86 m (29,031 ft 8+1⁄2 in) was most recently established in 2020 by the Chinese and...

Amelia Mary Earhart ( ; born July 24, 1897;  January 5, 1939) was an American . On July 2, 1937, Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world. During...

The Chicxulub crater (:   ) is an  buried underneath the  in Mexico. Its center is offshore, but the crater is named after the onshore community of . It was formed slightly over 66  when a large , about ten...

Troy James Hurtubise (November 23, 1963 – June 17, 2018) was a Canadian  and , noted for self-testing his often bizarre creations. These inventions included various ray generators, firepaste (an  heatproofing material), the Ursus...

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Operation Eagle Claw was a failed  by the  ordered by   to attempt the rescue of  at the  on 24 April 1980. The operation, one of 's first, encountered many obstacles and failures and was subsequently aborted....

The Battle of Red Cliffs, also known as the Battle of Chibi, was a decisive naval battle in the winter of AD 208–209 at the , about twelve years prior to the beginning of the  period in . The battle was fought...

Gamergate or GamerGate (GG) was a loosely organized  campaign and a  backlash against , diversity, and  in . It was conducted using the  "#Gamergate" primarily in 2014 and...

In , an animal trial was the   of a . Such trials are recorded as having taken place in  from the thirteenth century until the eighteenth. In modern times, it is considered in most criminal justice systems...

At a minimum, a  drive is a set of shaped cavities and protrusions on the screw head that allows  to be applied to it. Usually, it also involves a mating , such as a , that is used to turn it. Some of the less-common...

American Gladiators is an American   that aired weekly in  from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur  against each other, as well as against the show's own "gladiators", in contests...

Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld (17 February 1821 – 17 January 1861), better known by the stage name Lola Montez (), was an  dancer and actress who became famous as a Spanish dancer, , and  of...

The United East India Company (: Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie , abbreviated as VOC, Dutch: ) and commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a and the first in the world. Established on 20 March 1602 by the amalgamating , it was...

Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder and  of the . Long active in politics, he served briefly as a congressman from New York and was the...

SeaWorld is an American  chain with headquarters in . It is a proprietor of , , , and rehabilitation centers owned by  (one park will be owned and operated by Miral under a license). The parks...

From 1948 to 1975, the  conducted   at the  facility in . The purpose was to evaluate the impact of low-dose  agents on  and to test , , and . A small portion of these studies...