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Therese Oneill|
Your wardrobe already has plenty of shirts, sneakers, and jeans in it. What you really need is for a sharp pair of spats to come back into style.
Editorial Staff|
You know whether you like your coffee black or with cream and sugar. But how much do you really know about that delicious brown beverage that has become a part of your morning routine? Pour yourself a cup and find out with these 15 delightful coffee facts
Editorial Staff|
Musicians often get inspiration from their own record collections. Beyond musical style, on-stage persona, and look, some bands directly take their names from songs or lyrics from another band.
Rudie Obias|
“Sometimes I think that not having to worry about your hair anymore is the secret upside of death.”
Meredith Danko|
You know pencils are yellow, and nothing points to a classy entrance like a red carpet. But do you know how these items got their iconic colors? Here are their back stories.
Editorial Staff|
You already knew that if you had to pick one action start to assassinate the Nazi high command, Tom Cruise is the easy choice. But you may not have know some of the amazing details about Valkyrie.
Sean Hutchinson|
As of June 25, 2014, at least 12 endangered Florida panthers had been killed by vehicles. In 2013, the toll was 15 and in 2012, 18.
Melissa Gaskill|
When they need to cut costs, producers will occasionally re-use and recycle props that were used in other films. Here are 10 that keep turning up in movie after movie
Rudie Obias|
Inspired by a flubbed prison escape, the Barkley Marathon is a ludicrously challenging 100-mile race only a handful of runners have completed. Finishing it twice? That's next to impossible.
Editorial Staff|
The bearded vulture, or lammergeier, is one intense bird. It lives on a steady diet of bones and dyes its feathers blood red, giving it the reputation of one of the most metal birds in the animal kingdom.
Rebecca OConnell|
Hospital technology has come a long way since the beginning of the 20th century. Which is a good thing, as it means that doctors and nurses wear face masks and surgical gloves.
Editorial Staff|
Erin McCarthy|
When a child with chocolate smeared on his face assures Mom that he didn't steal his brother's candy bar, is he telling a bald-faced or bold-faced lie?
Kara Kovalchik|
The early years of the 20th century were a crucial time in the history of medicine, as breakthroughs in surgical techniques, sanitation, and scientific rigor helped doctors become far more effective at saving and improving lives. Not every theory these pi
Editorial Staff|
Nick Greene|
Comedy stars have asked for some strange things before their shows.
Roger Cormier|
Mark Mancini|
Released in 1978, a socialist alternative to Monopoly sold over 200,000 copies and was translated into multiple languages.
Keith Plocek|
Stubborn and self-involved, dramatic yet loving of his friends, Ludwig van Beethoven was a virtuoso pianist and canonical composer of dozens of symphonies, concertos for piano, piano sonatas, and string quartets.
Gili Malinsky|
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