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From Saint Nicholas to Kris Kringle: the many names of Santa Claus
12-20-2024 |
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Santa Claus needs no introduction, but you may be surprised by just how many different names he's gone by.
This 'flying saucer' is the real deal... but it's probably not what you think
VIDEO 9-21-2024 | 5
A Vietnamese inventor has come up with what has to be one of the most unique vehicles we've ever seen.
Wild elephants each have their own names, new study finds
6-12-2024 | 7
Scientists now believe that elephants, like humans, have assigned names that they use when calling one another.
Physicist Peter Higgs, who theorized the Higgs boson, dies aged 94
4-13-2024 | 1
Higgs was one of the biggest names in particle physics and his work transformed our understanding of the universe.
NASA names the astronauts who will soon be flying around the Moon
4-5-2023 | 6
Space policy expert Wendy Whitman Cobb takes a closer look at the four astronauts who will make up the crew of Artemis II.
Astronauts, scientists and engineers join NASA's new UFO study
10-25-2022 | 18
The space agency has revealed the names of the people who will be on its independent UFO investigation team.
Pentagon renames and expands its UFO office
7-21-2022 | 37
The US government's official UFO investigation office is being rebranded after just 8 months on the job.
Man names his son 'Communication Office'
4-29-2021 | 6
A man in Indonesia has made the rather unusual decision to name his newborn son after his workplace.
Parents name babies 'Sanitizer' and 'Lockdown'
4-20-2020 | 17
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic seems to have produced some rather unusual baby names.
Woman is able to 'taste' people's names
2-7-2019 | 10
A woman with synaesthesia has been bombarded with requests from people asking her to 'taste' their names.
Beetles named after Game of Thrones dragons
1-3-2019 | 0
Three new species of scarab beetle have received names worthy of the 'mother of dragons' herself.
Captain Kirk books his name on trip to the Sun
3-7-2018 | 11
William Shatner is one of thousands of people whose names will soon be sent to the Sun on a memory card.
Dalhousie Mountain carvings mystery endures
11-19-2017 | 2
A series of names carved in to the rocks of Dalhousie Mountain are thought to date back over 100 years.
Public names locomotive 'Trainy McTrainface'
7-23-2017 | 27
A recent poll in Sweden has shown, once again, why asking the public to name anything is a bad idea.
Village in India is dominated by weird names
2-29-2016 | 8
A peculiar naming ritual has produced a plethora of unusual monikers including Google and Coffee.
Man has his name changed to 'Cheeseburger'
VIDEO 2-23-2016 | 22
Simon Smith from London got so bored with his name that he had it changed to 'Bacon Double Cheeseburger'.
Bud Weisser is arrested at Budweiser brewery
12-6-2015 | 10
A man by the name of Bud Weisser was arrested by police after trespassing in his namesake's brewery.
Natural history specimens have wrong names
11-17-2015 | 6
Researchers have revealed that half of all natural history specimens in museums are incorrectly labeled.
Scientists pledge to implement AI safeguards
1-13-2015 | 41
Several big names have signed a letter aimed at ensuring that AI research remains beneficial to mankind.
Countries ban ridiculous baby names
12-2-2014 | 56
Several surprising and unconventional names have been declared illegal in some parts of the world.
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