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9 Delightful Recipes From the 1950s You Should Make with Your Kids Today
From branded pancakes to eggs in a frame, there are a lot of delicious meals from the past you should try.
10 Things to Know About 22 Jump Street
From Dartmouth style beer pong to on-set head butts, here are 10 things the directors and cast told us about making '22 Jump Street,' out today.
20 Amazing Animal Adaptations for Living in the Desert
Without the benefit of modern technology, animals that make their home in the heat have had to come up with their own ways of staying cool and hydrated.
10 Offbeat Demands Made by World Cup Teams
Brazilian hotels had to make some unusual concessions to accommodate the players.

19 Future Stars Who Appeared On '21 Jump Street'
Johnny Depp isn’t the only actor the ’80s teen crime show turned into a star.
Middle Initials Make You Seem Smarter
George R.R. Martin sure seems smart. It might not be the hundreds of characters and complicated plots in the Song of Ice and Fire series (Game of Thrones to neophytes) that make him seem so intelligent, though—it might be his middle initials. A recent stu
Why Did We Invent Pants?
These days, pants are our garment of choice. But for years, our ancestors draped themselves in tunics, robes, and gowns, until someone decided they were tired of having the wind up their skirt. So, what prompted the change? When, exactly, did two-legged t

9 Amazing Tipping Stories
We hear a lot of bad stories about cheap tippers and even cruel tippers, but it’s a lot rarer to hear about excessive and genuinely kind tippers. Fortunately, such people are out there.
11 Things You Might Not Know About the International Space Station
We all know what the ISS looks like. Thanks to Gravity, we even know what it looks like when it’s destroyed. But here are 11 things you might not know.

11 Tragic Emotions and How to Properly Act Them on Stage
Webster Edgerly had developed a system for “the management of the body and its members” that if carefully studied and committed to memory would turn anyone into “the PERFECT ACTOR.” Here are explicit instructions from “the Shaftesbury Method” on how to pe
11 Stores That Used to Sell Unexpected Items
It’s no surprise that not every hugely popular retail giant was an instant success, but it may be a little shocking to realize that plenty of well-known stores didn’t even start out selling the stuff they’re best known for now.
11 Comic Sans Disses and Tributes
When Vincent Connare designed Comic Sans for Microsoft, he couldn’t have known how controversial his font would become.
11 Drafts of the Most Famous Phrase from The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry didn't come by the phrase "What is essential is invisible to the eye" easily.
11 Octopuses Caught in the Act of Being Awesome
Check out these videos and photos of octopuses winning at life.
15 Things You Might Not Know About Minnesota
We wanted to do one fact about Minnesota for each of its lakes, but 10,000 facts seemed like overkill.