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CPR, Post-It notes, and ciabatta bread were all invented way later than you might assume.

For thousands of years, physiognomy—pseudoscience that purports to divine a person’s character from their physical appearance—was accepted as valid fact. Can you guess which characteristics were linked to which physical feature?

Here’s hoping you paid attention in science class.

You didn’t have to be out casting spells and stirring bubbling cauldrons in the dead of night to be at risk of being labeled a witch in the 1600s. Would you have been one of the accused?

Shakespeare is often given credit with coining more than a thousand words. How many of them do you know?

One was a born leader lauded and reviled by underlings and historians alike. The other was Napoleon.

See which ’90s Beanie best fits your personality.

Test your knowledge of Victorian slang with this quiz that’s bang up to the elephant.

We ran the lyrics of this hit song through three different languages, then translated them back into English. Can you figure out the name of the song or who wro

In Tune Twist, we run the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translate them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

We ran the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translated them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

In Tune Twist, we run the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translate them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

We ran the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translated them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

We ran the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translated them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

We ran the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translated them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

We ran the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translated them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

We ran the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translated them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

We ran the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translated them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

We ran the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translated them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is?