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Erik Sass|
Although we use them without a second thought, precious few of us know how they came to sit on our high streets and in the walls of our banks.
Chris Stokel-Walker|
If you’ve ever been enrolled in the Fruit-of-the-Month Club or gotten a Tower of Treats as a gift, you’re probably familiar with the names Harry and David, but don’t know much about them. Are they real people? Do they have last names?
Matt Soniak|
Chris Higgins|
What could be more majestic and interesting than sailing through the air before gracefully landing in the water? You get to look awesome while gravity does all of the actual work. Here’s how to successfully turn a cliff into a diving board.
Editorial Staff|
Lions WR Nate Burleson broke his arm in a car crash that occurred after he "tried to adjust one of the pizza boxes falling off a seat in his black 2009 GMC Yukon."
Ethan Trex|
Today marks the release of Doctor Sleep, a new Stephen King novel that checks in with The Shining’s Danny Torrance several decades after his stay at the Overlook Hotel. It’s been 36 years since the original book was released in 1977, but such a time lapse
Stacy Conradt|
An analysis of 1.6 billion words from 41,829 issues of 132 newspapers in the period covering 1830 to 1860 uncovered these top 10 viral hits of the pre-Civil War era.
Arika Okrent|
These sites changed what we eat, how we vote, and the ways we kill time at the office.
the mag|
Newborn dinosaurs have given paleontologists magnificent insight into how these creatures grew, lived, and reproduced.
Mark Mancini|
Two bizarre New Zealand species are on the brink of extinction. Can they save each other?
Matt Soniak|
It has been two years since “don’t ask, don’t tell” was repealed as a military policy, but it seems to have taken up residence in our storehouse of ready-made expressions for good, which is not surprising, considering how succinctly it captures a particul
Arika Okrent|
If you live in any U.S. city, you probably think those pesky, puke-eating pigeons and their feathered friends are pretty brain dead. Don’t be fooled. Birds are capable of some pretty amazing feats, and we’ve provided a sampling below.
Will McGough|
The standards for psych experiments weren't always so strict, which is how some of the most famous studies came about.
Meredith Danko|
Most of us think of international borders as invisible, but clear-cut, lines: stand on one side, and you’re in one country; stand on the other, you’re in another country. But here’s a list of five international borders that, for one reason or another, are
Haley Sweetland Edwards|
The 27th and final amendment to the U.S. Constitution—the amendment dealing with changes to congressional compensation—was first proposed on September 25, 1789, but wasn’t fully ratified for more than 200 years. Talk about procrastination.
Kelly Carroll|
A library can operate without a cat, but a library with a cat is special. And curling up with a cat and a good book is a pleasant way to spend time at the local library.
Miss Cellania|
A new strain of yeast being used by Rogue Brewery in Newport, Oregon, came from a mostly unlikely place—the master brewer’s beard.
Meghan Holohan|
In decades past, short films were used in classrooms to show young people how to get along in society. Here we look at mid-century ideals of How To Be Popular.
Therese Oneill|
Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston has signed on to play blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. That might not be familiar to everyone, but if you like classic movies, you probably know his work.
Ethan Trex|
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