A cyclist in Austin, Texas had an awkward encounter with a Google self-driving car when he approached a 4-way stop at the same time as the vehicle.

Salvador Dalí injected Surrealism into fashion magazines in the 1930s and 1940s, to lasting influence.

People who oppose gun control tend to be white, male, Protestant, and living in the West, Mountain states, or South.

The western genre is engrained in American film from its roots to today. Jared Hess' Napoleon Dynamite revises this legacy in a surprising way.

Frederick Taylor's scientific management theory has some holes in it.

Although Buddhism propelled the popularity of cremation across Asia, its staying power, particularly in Japan, has been for practical reasons.

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The surgical reattachment or grafting of limbs has a short history because of its difficulty.

A secret collective of masked female artists known as the Guerrilla Girls has taken to the streets and museums to combat racism and sexism for 30 years.

Spicy foods may prolong life; they certainly act as food preservatives.