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How rich sports owners pillage the public's fundsDid you hear about the obscenely rich sports team owner who managed to convince civic leaders to use millions upon millions of public dollars to build his team a new sports stadium? If you've followed sports for long enough, you're probably confused about which owner, which city and which stadium w... The worst male video game players are also the most sexist, study findsMen who harass women online during gameplay are quite literally sore losers. So says a study from two researchers at University of New South Wales and Miami University The study, conducted by Michael Kasumovic (Ecology and Evolution Research Centre, New South Wales) and Jeffrey Kuznekoff (Department... The story of the only known female soldier of the American RevolutionMeet Anna Maria Lane, a.k.a. the only documented female soldier of the American Revolution, a.k.a. the American Mulan. Anna Maria is almost completely forgotten by the history books, even though she dressed in the same uniform and fought alongside other brave soldiers (under the command of George W... World's 'oldest' Quran fragments found in British universityThe University of Birmingham said Wednesday that scientific tests prove a Quran manuscript in its collection is one of the oldest known and may have been written close to the time of the Prophet Muhammad. See also: What the world looks like from behind a niqab Radiocarbon testing at Oxford Universit... 15 beautiful wedding photos taken by dronesSome day, drones will take over. They will take our perfectly angled selfies, deliver our packages, help us feel the warmth of true love for the first time and destroy our villages. Until then, let's just let them have our wedding photography See also: The complete guide to shooting your wedding via... High resolution photo shows another set of ice mountains on PlutoNow we know that Pluto has its own Appalachians to match its Rockies NASA scientists identified this newfound range of water-ice mountains based on high-res images obtained by the New Horizons spacecraft The mountain range is located in the dwarf planet's heart-shaped feature, called Tombaugh Regio ... Teenager finds pictures of first-ever Nirvana gig among her dad's booksA teenager has unwittingly unearthed photos of the first-ever Nirvana gig. Maggie Poukkula, 19, tweeted out some pictures of her father, Tony Poukkula, jamming with the band last week after she found them tucked into some of his books on Kurt Cobain. She didn't realize that the gig, which saw her da... Joffrey from 'Game of Thrones' left Hollywood for play called 'Bears in Space'When his reign on Game of Thrones came to an end, Jack Gleeson reportedly "quit" Hollywood, turning down big roles and paychecks to found a theater company with his friends. According to the London Evening Standard, the theater will soon put on a puppet-based show called Bears in Space, starring Gle... 'Tangerine': Transgender prostitutes star in hilarious, moving tale of acceptanceAs transgender issues make global headlines, two prostitutes working the harsh streets of Los Angeles have become an unexpected cheer squad for acceptance. The indie film Tangerine, directed by Sean Baker, is set in and around a fluorescent-lit doughnut shop on the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard a... Laverne Cox talks Caitlyn Jenner's public transitionWhile Laverne Cox and Caitlyn Jenner are both considered trailblazers in the transgender community, they have very different transition stories Cox appeared on Monday's Late Late Show and discussed meeting Jenner, as well as how she feels about Jenner having to transition as the world (and paparazz... |