Dynamite is an explosive that was invented in 1866 by Swedish physicist Alfred Nobel and patented by him a year later. Nobel is most familiar to us today as the founder of the Nobel Prize. Many have observed the irony in the fact that he left his...

Dynamite is an explosive based on the explosive potential of nitroglycerin, initially using diatomaceous earth (kieselgur: US Spelling; kieselguhr: UK Spelling) as an adsorbent. It was invented by Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in 1866 in...

Most teen comedies barely scrape the pimpled surface of adolescent drudgery. Even "unpopular" silver screen kids are usually still attractive enough for your average Noxzema commercial, and the worst devastation characters suffer is not making/making it with the cheerleading squad/football team. There are plenty...

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. hadn't stopped talking since he signed up for the one thing he really wanted, a megafight with Oscar De La Hoya that put boxing back in the spotlight.When the two met at Friday's weigh-in, though, even Mayweather had run out of things...

Gunmen dynamited the front gate of a residential compound in southern Nigeria on Saturday and kidnapped three Indians in an attack that left one Nigerian dead, the military said.Security forces intervened before seven other Indian nationals could be taken away from the compound in the...

Examines the value of unsuccessful items. Provides historical references, including Alfred Nobel's invention of dynamite. Discusses subjective standards of success.