The tallest man to ever live was Robert Wadlow, who reached a staggering 2.72m. That's equal to a very large male ostrich or Shaquille O'Neal with two bowling pins balanced on his head.

The Myrtle Beach Ripley’s stands as a crown jewel among the company’s many “odditoriums” scattered across the country. It houses hundreds of artifacts and exhibits that challenge your understanding of ...

I'd guess that more than a dozen-or-so pairs of shoes, boots and sandals have been delivered to this address in the last 24 years. Some have remained, but a good many others were found wanting for ...

You’re in the shoe store trying on the latest iteration of your favorite model when your tried-and-true shoe size doesn’t seem to be that usual Goldilocks-perfect fit. It’s not just in your head.

POLAND — Dr. Robert L. Zorn, 87, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, with his two daughters by his side. Robert was born March 22, 1938, in Youngstown. He was a 1955 graduate of ...

I went on a date with this guy that WAS going well — until he asked me my shoe size. At first, I was taken aback, but then I got uncomfortable. He brought it up so casually and then pretended he never ...

The world’s largest saxophone makes a booming noise so low that people have compared it to the horn a ship sounds when it’s sinking. The mammoth musical instrument has a tube length of 6.745 m (22 ft ...

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The best winter cycling shoes can add extra protection and warmth on freezing rides in the depths of winter. I've spent hours and hours out in the cold and wet putting the shoes in this guide to the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Sixteen-year-old Judy Garland wore ...

There are three major ways by which the rate of genetic drift can be modelled in the simplest type of population: increase in variance of allele frequencies; approach to identity by descent of all ...