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When it comes to winter road safety, which one should you use? It all depends on whether you’re looking to melt ice, gain traction, or both.
Rudie Obias|
The elusive mammal was finally ready for its close-up.
CaLea Johnson|
Discover tips to save on entrance fees, lodging, and meals while enjoying national parks.
CaLea Johnson|
The stats indicate that practice doesn’t always make perfect when it comes to mid-sized meteorological rodents.
Ellen Gutoskey|
Learn the key differences between the two before the next polar vortex.
Nick Keppler|
This Groundhog Day, discover a few fun facts about the legendary Punxsutawney Phil, including who he’s actually (supposedly) named after.
Kate Erbland|
See if you can spot the names of these common (and not so common) terms for animal apprehension.
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The origins for this marriage proposal tradition go back to the days of knights and courtly love.
Ellen Gutoskey|
In the summer of 1985, Paul Reubens introduced America’s youth—and millions of young-at-heart adults—to a new kind of comedy.
Jennifer M Wood|
Each is a prestigious win at the Grammy Awards, but these similar-sounding prizes are given to different music industry roles.
Erika Berlin|
Cream Guitars is launching a new type of instrument with e-ink technology.
CaLea Johnson|
One Elvis Presley tune has become a wedding staple.
CaLea Johnson|
You may already know not to pour cooking oil down the sink, but properly disposing of it in the trash presents its own challenges.
CaLea Johnson|
CPR, Post-It notes, and ciabatta bread were all invented way later than you might assume.
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For thousands of years, physiognomy—pseudoscience that purports to divine a person’s character from their physical appearance—was accepted as valid fact. Can you guess which characteristics were linked to which physical feature?
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Here’s hoping you paid attention in science class.
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You didn’t have to be out casting spells and stirring bubbling cauldrons in the dead of night to be at risk of being labeled a witch in the 1600s. Would you have been one of the accused?
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Shakespeare is often given credit with coining more than a thousand words. How many of them do you know?
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One was a born leader lauded and reviled by underlings and historians alike. The other was Napoleon.
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See which ’90s Beanie best fits your personality.
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