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The white package that arrived at Mattias Krantz’s home in Sweden after a five-hour flight contained an octopus that Krantz saved from becoming someone’s meal. Krantz’s hopes for the octopus, which he ...

Google today is celebrating the 15th birthday of Play Books. The service started as “Google eBooks” on December 6, 2010. Be sure to watch the “Introducing” video for a real blast from that era in ...

Is there a noise you find really annoying? Maybe it's a certain song, or something else entirely. For some people living in the Murcia region of Spain it may well be Happy Birthday after they were ...

It’s rare for a company’s name to become a verb, but Google has achieved just that. Many people now say they are “Googling” whenever they search for information online — and it’s easy to see why.

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Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill were two sisters known for creating one of the world’s most famous songs, Happy Birthday to You. Though they did not become pop stars, their musical work shaped early ...