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12 Creepy Lullabies From Around the World That Will Keep You Up at Night
If there’s one image that sums up all the feelings of sweetness and tenderness in the world, it’s a mother singing a lullaby to her baby. But if we listen closer to the lyrics of lullabies, they're not all so sweet.
The Deadly Train Crash That Started a Trend
In 1896, two locomotives traveling more than 50 miles per hour smashed into each other. On purpose.
Surprising Crime Deterrent: The Human Eye
The mere feeling of being watched may be enough to reduce crime.

When 1.5 Million Balloons Were Released Over Cleveland
What could possibly go wrong?
10 Disney Characters Who Were Almost Voiced By an A-Lister
Patrick Stewart had so many shots at Disney greatness.
Study Figures Out Why Queen Bees Become Queens
A certain chemical compound fed to honeybee larvae determines whether they grow into queens or workers.
10 Popular Game of Thrones Fan Theories
Nothing is what it seems to be in the land of Westeros, at least not if you follow the many elaborate theories concocted by 'Game of Thrones' fans.
15 Vintage Facts About That '70s Show
Nostalgia for a nostalgic show. It's all alright.
6 Road Trip Safety Tips That Could Save Your Life
America is in the middle of road trip season, and we’re excited—so excited, in fact, that according to one report (see below), many of us are rushing to our car
85-Year-Old Twins Invite Everyone to Sail Around the World With Them
No yachting experience required.
18 Disney Movies That Were Never Made
In an alternate universe, kids are repeatedly watching Louis the Bear and Reynard.
Alfred Kinsey's Massive Gall Wasp Collection
Before he was a sexologist, Kinsey's traveled the country on a hunt for gall wasps.
Take a Look Inside a Vertical Farm
The future of your salad may be sitting in a nondescript building in Indiana.
What's Happening When We Hear the Voice in Our Head?
The answer says a lot about language, mental illness, and ourselves
5 Promising Male Birth Control Methods
Today, men still only have two real options: condoms or vasectomy. Meanwhile, women have 11. What's the holdup?
Why is Seinfeld So Hard to Translate?
The show about nothing never gained more than a small cult following outside the U.S. One translator explains why.
The Swedish Tax Agent Who Has Aggregated the Best Music of All Time
Henrik Franzon has ranked the best 1,000 artists, 3,000 albums, and 6,000 songs of all time.