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Cosmos: A Triumphant Reboot
There are so many ways a reboot of Cosmos could have gone wrong.
Why Is Pee Yellow?
Let’s part the underpants-shaped veil surrounding urination information. Let’s learn about peeing.
How the Las Vegas 51s Got Their Name
From now until Opening Day, we'll be taking a look at the stories behind some of the greatest team names in Minor League Baseball.
9 Weird and Wonderful Festivals in June
It’s summertime, and there are celebrations going on all over the U.S., often centered around something that makes a community unique. Perhaps you’ll find an ev
6 Books That Took Forever to Become Movies
While the current box office is positively glutted with remakes, reboots, re-imaginings, and a healthy dose of adapted material, not every book is rushed to the silver screen.
Which Came First: Airplanes or Paper Airplanes?
Sean Hutchinson answers today's Big Question.
7 Cities That Have Their Own Currencies
There are a handful of currencies around the world that you can only spend in a single town or city. Here are seven of the best-known examples.


41 Brand Names Given to Drugs in The Wire
“Pandemic” isn’t the only illicit substance hitting the streets in David Simon’s Baltimore
10 Movie Star Strategies for Changing Your Name
In the Golden Years of Hollywood, it was almost essential for any movie star to change their name—unless they happened to be born with an instantly cool name like Errol Flynn or Clark Gable. So if you’re a movie star, how do you choose your new name? Here
10 Rejection Letters Sent to Very Successful People
Don't let rejection get you down. The world’s most talented people have been there, too.
11 Wonderful Wunderkammer, or Curiosity Cabinets
The glass display cases called "curio cabinets" got both their form and their name from the historic "Cabinets of Curiosity." Though ubiquitous today, curio cabinets come from a rich history of passionate collectors and exultant status-seekers, looking fo
Addictive Drugs That Are Actually Pesticides
Many plant-based drugs—such as caffeine, cocaine, nicotine and morphine—are all made for the exact same reason: to fight off insects. Why exactly do humans love ingesting insect repellent so much?
How the Lehigh Valley IronPigs Got Their Name
From now until Opening Day, we'll be taking a look at the stories behind some of the greatest team names in Minor League Baseball.
8 Ad Taglines that Sneakily Ding the Competition
To get in a good jab at the competition, you’ve got to be indirect, but not so indirect that your audience won’t pick up on it at all.
21 Street Gangs Featured in ‘The Warriors’
Can you dig it?
