A 4,000-year-old tax receipt is among the treasures on display at the State Library of Victoria's annual World of the Book ...

On Monday, July 14, at around 3:30 p.m. local time, Singh, 114, was struck by a vehicle near his village, Bias, in India while crossing a road, according to the biographer. Singh's village was located ...

Born on June 8, 1908, in Sao Francisco do Assis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Canabarro Lucas is the oldest validated living nun in the world. She got that distinction in January 2023.

The University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco, was originally founded as a mosque in 859 AD. According to Guinness World Records, it is the oldest higher learning institution in the world.