iStock/Thinkstock(DUBLIN) — Ireland could become the first country to legalize same-sex marriage through a referendum Friday. Here are 10 things to know about the vote: What is the vote for? Since 2010, same-sex couples in Ireland can form a civil partnership. On Read More
NASA/JPL-Caltech(NEW YORK) — A galaxy so bright it shines with the luminosity of 300 trillion suns has been discovered by a NASA spacecraft. A black hole is believed to be at the center of the galaxy, which NASA has named WISE J224607.57-052635.0. WISE is an acronym Read More
Czech TV show takes family back in time to live under Nazi control. (Czech TV)(NEW YORK) — A controversial new Czech TV series is asking a modern family to go back in time to live as they might have had to under Nazi rule, to show the brutality ordinary people had Read More
Kristel Tan(NEW YORK) — “Twerking,” “emoji” and “hashtag” are just three of the more than 6,500 new words added Thursday to the Collins Official Scrabble Wordlist — the official dictionary used by international Scrabble Read More
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(LONDON) — The U.K. branch of People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) has taken aim at the oldest pub in Britain, Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, claiming the name of the establishment that has been operating since 793 — yes, 793 Read More
Phototreat/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Iraqi troop pull-out of Ramadi last weekend that allowed the city to fall into ISIS hands may have been the result of a misunderstanding by the senior Iraqi commander in the city, U.S. officials said on Thursday. U.S. Read More
ABC News(HAVANA) — When Elian Gonzalez was found floating on an inner tube 60 miles off the coast of Miami 15 years ago, the fisherman who helped rescue him said finding the 6-year-old boy in the water was a “one in a billion” chance. “You know, Read More
Christian LeBlanc(KOH PHANGAN ISLAND, Thailand) — What happens when an elephant grabs your GoPro camera while you are busy feeding it bananas? You become the owner of what could be the world’s first elephant selfie. The elephant “took” the selfie Read More
Julien Knez/golem13.fr(PARIS) — One Paris-based artist decided to dive into the romantic city’s history, painstakingly recreating some of the most haunting photos from World War II. “I’m interested in Paris history and in the story of these few Read More
RPMGsas/iStock/Thinkstock(PALMYRA, Syria) — Just five days after ISIS achieved one of its most significant victories in Iraq in the past year, militants reportedly have taken control of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria. The city’s ruins hold some of the Read More
