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J.K. Rowling Will Release a New Harry Potter Story This Halloween
This isn’t a trick: J.K. Rowling has a very special treat in store for Harry Potter fans this Halloween. A series of games and riddles posted to Rowling’s website Pottermore.com this week culminated in Friday’s big reveal that the Rowling will release a n

But Seriously: Why Do We Drive on Parkways and Park on Driveways?
Next time someone makes that joke, here's what you tell them.
11 Ways to Train for Your Next Ski Trip Without a Slope
With these exercises, even city dwellers can get into prime shape for the slopes.
9 Questions for John Gallagher Jr., Star of The Heart Machine
We sat down with the Tony Award-winning actor and star of 'The Newsroom' to talk about acting over Skype, the one song everyone should have on their iPods, and what it was like to meet Bill Murray.

Feast Your Eyes on This Beautiful Linguistic Family Tree
Take a look at how different languages are connected to one another with this wonderful illustration by Minna Sundberg.

16 Words Derived From Animals
From bears and storks to singing wolves and castrated sheep, all 16 of the words listed here have surprising zoological origins.

A Brief History of People Tampering With Halloween Candy
Every Halloween, adults worry that their kids will bring home dangerous and/or poisonous Halloween candy. Does it actually happen?
25 Facts About the San Francisco Giants
For the third time in five years, the San Francisco Giants are World Series champions.

27 Motherless Disney Characters
Walt Disney has got mommy issues


Ancient Scotland: Home of the First Ever Sex
Sex had to start somewhere. And according to a 2014paper in the journal Nature, that somewhere was Scotland, about 385 million years ago.
35 People You Might Not Realize Appeared on The West Wing
Politics makes strange bedfellows, and dozens of great cameos.