“ Eating dirt may be a response to a perceived shortage of essential minerals in the diet, such as iron or calcium. ” - Dr. Lisa M....

“He is three times as big as the other crocodiles in Burundi.” - Patrice Faye A few months ago, I wrote a column on the Ramree Island...

“The formula for 7up was developed as a unique blend of flavours that would appeal to a broad audience. We wanted to create something...

“Yes, most people know that Coca-Cola’s first president Asa Candler became concerned about cocaine in the early 1900s and decided to...

“We reroute the perimeter to keep it continuous, so it is constantly changing.” - Rabbi Sholey Klein The Jewish religion demands that...

“The Habsburg dynasty was one of the most influential in Europe.” - Roman Vilas What is the Habsburg Jaw? Its medical name is...

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“That night was the most horrible that any member of the Motor Launch crews ever experienced.” – Bruce Stanley Wright Ramree island was...

“Frankly, I had enjoyed the war.” - Adrian Carton de Wiart Born in Brussels in 1890, De Wiart was the son of an Léon Constant Ghislain...

“You fancy getting the trepanning done?” - John Lennon Trepanning is the ancient method of neurosurgery. A hole is drilled into the head...

“Perhaps my factories will put an end to war sooner than your congresses: on the day that two army corps can mutually annihilate each...

“The tools and technologies we’ve deployed are really the first few drops of water in the vast ocean of what AI can do.” - Fei-Fei Li...

"I am not afraid of turning eighty and I have lots of things to do. I don't have time for dying" - Ingvar Kamprad We all know the...

“The idea that the two lions were going in as a team yet exhibiting these dietary preferences has never been seen before or since.” –...

“The owner of the shadow is my mother.” - Sachiko Ochi The Atomic bombs that were dropped on the Japanese villages of Hiroshima and...

“A hunter in the arena wouldn't know where the next lion would appear, or whether two or three lions might emerge instead of just one.” -...

“It was Fanta or nothing.” - Tristan Donovan Coca-Cola was and still is one the most recognisable brands globally. It has fame, notoriety...

“War brings circumstances with it that changes our normal concepts of morality. It's a tough, dirty business, caused in the first...

"I had to find out the historical context of what led me to where I was - why people were prepared to do the most desperate things." -...

“Watch the children until I come back.” - Jean McConville Last month’s column documented the troubled lives of Dolours Price and her...