Each citizen of the United States may be called upon to serve as a member of the jury. An individual can receive a federal summons in order for him or her to serve as part of a federal grand jury. This type of jury is usually composed of not less than 16 and not more than 23 individuals. Such juries...
Calling a dictator crazy is like calling cat fuzzy. It's pretty much a given. Yet some dictators go above and beyond just genocide and repression, and travel so far into balls out madness that you have to give them some sort of credit. These 12 ruthless bastards not only ruled with an iron fist,...
Glenn Beck, American conservative radio and television host, author, entrepreneur, political commentator, and public figure, is an important figure in U.S. politics. Beck has captured wealth and fame, controversy and criticism, ridicule and support. Beck is a stalwart who defends American values...
I've stayed in some pretty sketchy places in my time. In Vientiane, I stayed in the cheapest place the Lonely Planet listed, costing just $1 per night. It was basic, a bit sketch, but generally fine. I've stayed in falling apart hostels, weird backpackers, and gross hotels. But none of the places...
The 2010 Holiday season is already upon us and that means it's time to post a listing of all the major Christmas TV programs and movies available from mid-November through December 25th. Watching Christmas movies and TV specials during the holiday season is a time honored tradition for many families...
Gizzards are actually stomachs – or actually, the second stomach of birds. Since birds don’t have sharp teeth, they need to break down their food with small stones that they ingest and then store in their gizzard. Gizzards are used in cooking, and is grouped along with beef tripe and pork intestines...
Some things might have been better off not being invented. Now we're not denying that these come with some good ... convenience, connectedness, etc. We're just saying... sometimes the bad seems to outweigh the good.
Libel is a legal term that refers to the defamation of character, one that is done in a published or fixed form. This is a civil liability where a person falsely impugns on the reputation or the character of another person or an empirical person that exposes them to public ridicule. Libel can appear...
The first production motorcycle is generally regarded to be the Hildebrand & Wolfmueller, built by factories in Germany and France from 1894 to 1897. Although earlier motorcycle prototypes had been built by US and European inventors (including Gottleib Daimler's Einspur, often called the first...
Believe it or not, some of the most widely accepted historical "truths" are actually very inaccurate.
