St. Francis, founder of the Franciscan religious order in 1209, was a layman born rich. When he embarked on a career of charity, his father disowned him.

Victoria Woodhall, the radical feminist who ran for the Presidency in 1872, feared that she would die if she went to bed in her old age. She spent the last four years of her life sitting in a chair. (She died at the age of...Read More

Most spiders have eight eyes. These are arranged on top and near the front of the head, usually in two rows of four each.

Cap'n Horatio Crunch is a fun-loving sea captain, born and raised on Crunch Island, which is located in the Milk Sea. He wears a blue captain's uniform, and a large blue captain's hat. His ship is the S.S. Guppy, which he ...Read More

To date, the baseball Hall of Famer who's received the highest percentage of votes for induction into the hall was pitcher Tom Seaver in 1992 at 98.82 percent. He is closely trailed by Nolan Ryan at 98.79 percent, Ty Cobb ...Read More

Mother-of-pearl is not always white. It can be pink, blue, purple, gray, or even green. Nor is it produced only by the pearl oyster. The abalone and the pearl mussel both have shells that are lined with fine-quality mother...Read More