At Public Domain Review, see Your Flannelette Cure: Fire Tests with Textiles (1910) In the late 19th century a fabric known as Flannelette became extremely popular, especially in the use of women's gowns and pajamas. Unfortunately, "The fabric turned out to be extraordinarily flammable" and could ignite in mere seconds after coming in contact with a spark. — Read the rest
Tens of thousands of volunteers will take to the streets on Saturday to remove litter during the 22nd edition of National Clean-up Day. A total of 2525 clean-up campaigns are planned throughout the Netherlands. In addition to individual citizens, many sports clubs, schools, companies, associations, municipalities, and some holiday parks have also pledged their support.38,125 people and organizations have registered in advance for the nationwide action but the organization expects the number of...
Since Oct. 7, about 80,000 Israelis have been displaced by Hezbollah from their northern Israel homes, and they’re now watching from the comparative safety of Jerusalem-area hotels and apartments as the terrorists continue to shell their communities. These 80,000 have become refugees in their own country.
Fisker Inc. is continuing a trying month of March as it claws at the hole
Tens of thousands of New Hampshire customers are waking up without electricity Sunday morning after a storm moved across the Granite State on Saturday.
The territory of Peninsula Light Company experienced a system wide outage
Home transaction costs could decrease by as much as 2% based on a recent change in how commission fees are charged.
In 2022 and 2023, thousands more employees than in previous months were put on PIPs, new documents show.
Watch the St Patrick’s Day Dublin parade on Sunday (17 March) as tens of thousands of people lined the city’s streets.
Questions have been raised why Ms McVey even had to claim expenses for a property in the capital, since her husband owns a flat in Waterloo, a 25-minute walk away.
The notoriously exclusive process of acquiring the iconic handbag, which can cost between $8,000 and $450,000, is now the target of a class-action lawsuit.
Crouched ready for action, their chilblained hands hovering nervously beside holstered pistols, a band of rookie soldiers face down an enemy platoon, awaiting the order to fire.