In 1863, the world of billiards was in trouble. Ivory, the standard material for billiard balls, was in short supply. To solve the problem, one of the biggest names in the game offered a $10,000 ...

The number of flavors Oats Overnight has in its lineup is truly remarkable, but we wanted to see which flavor tastes best and ...

In 1989, Sir Tim revolutionized the online world. But he refused to patent his invention, instead advocating for openness and ...

Gatorade was invented for the Florida Gators in the 1960s, when the football team was having trouble with its players' health ...

The irony here is that the only (permanent) head coach on the West Coast who didn’t complain about the Big Ten schedule was ...

Prince Harry has accused palace figures of "sabotage" after his tea with his father, while Prince Andrew faces new scrutiny ...

Mysterious and—like the lives of many rebels, Romantics and rock stars—short. In 1593, when he was 29, Marlowe was stabbed in ...

The Bay Area Maker Faire was this weekend at Vallejo's Mare Island. Makers showed off robots, drones and all sorts of unusual forms of locomotion. Presentations taught aspiring makers from 2 to 92 how ...

In a book excerpt from her new Birkin biography, the author marks the moment when a 16-year-old Brit began her ascent toward becoming the ultimate French style icon.

For Blackburn Rovers – you can file this match under the 'bad day at the office' or 'not at the races' column. Straight away it's about the reaction to it. For whatever reason, these matches happen in ...