But mass markets in the western world for ivory billiard balls, combs, piano keys, and commercial trinklets, placed the wild elephant in serious jeopardy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Billiard balls, a toothbrush, a glue bottle, markers and a bottle cap topped the list made by urologist Joshua Gonzalez, who can be seen dancing in front of the nearly lost items.

making billiard balls; difficulty in getting good ones and the cost. a simple but very skillful process--composition balls and the date of their perfection. share full article.

Bridges, 25, allegedly hurled billiard balls at Mychelle Johnson’s vehicle while their two children were sitting inside, shattering the windshield and causing other damage, reports NBC News.

On June 15, 1869, John Wesley Hyatt, along with his brother Isaiah Hyatt, received a patent for celluloid, the first synthetic plastic. They had set out to make billiard balls, but had gone on to ...

A 58-year-old mother threw pool balls around during a violent confrontation in a Nottingham snooker club. Nottingham Crown Court heard a barmaid needed hospital treatment after she was struck on ...

Mathematicians from the University of Amsterdam ran an experiment where a frictionless billiard ball was given spatial memory, meaning it never crossed its own path twice. After running the ...

May 3 (UPI) --A Hungarian billiards enthusiast broke a Guinness World Record by getting a cue ball to spin for 47.13 seconds.Guinness World Records said Bence Kővári, 29, used his cue stick to ...

A Florida couple is accused of murdering a 16-year-old girl they allegedly lured through a dating app by stuffing a billiard ball in her mouth and wrapping her face in plastic, an arrest affidavit ...

Charlotte Hornets' Miles Bridges has been accused of throwing billiard balls at his ex-girlfriend's car in new criminal summons that were issued for the NBA player ...