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Travel costs, attractions, and safety make these states worth a summer road trip.

The adorable bear honey bottle design helped launch Dutch Gold Honey to national success. Here’s how it came to be.

One Founding Father thought we were celebrating on the wrong day, but that hasn’t stopped Americans from pulling out all the stops on July 4.

A fossilized ear bone supports the idea that Neanderthals helped raise the child collectively and altruistically.

If you’re looking for an easy recipe for leek and goat cheese quiche, look no further.

Most people only work a handful of different jobs in their lifetime, which means they might get their knowledge of other careers from TV and movies. That opens the door to a lot of misconceptions about a lot of different professions.

Too much of anything, even a helpful or healthy thing, can hurt you. Medication? Definitely. Water? Absolutely. Exercise? You bet. Vitamins? Quite possibly.

From ‘The Bear’ to ‘What We Do In the Shadows,’ Hulu has become a thriving destination for great original programming, plus terrific series you might have missed elsewhere.

Do you know your state motto? If not, check out this handy map of the slogans and phrases that help define each one.

Understanding the true story behind ‘Christina’s World’ makes the famed 1948 painting by Andrew Wyeth even more intriguing.

Pay phones were thought to have an unpickable lock. Then James Clark came along.

King Henry VIII built the English Royal Navy around his favorite warship, the ‘Mary Rose,’ which sank under mysterious circumstances in 1545.

Adaptability comes in handy. So does a belt.

There’s more to the upstairs-downstairs tragicomedy than the stranger in the basement.

The burger chain is trying to lure in inflation-wary consumers.

The Doodle Bear inspired many young Picassos in the 1990s.

Some, like Paul McCartney’s Höfner 500/1 violin bass, have since been recovered, but the whereabouts of other famous guitars—like Eric Clapton’s “Beano ‘Burst”—remain a mystery.

Sadly, ‘PU’ isn’t an initialism for “Pretty unsavory!”, “Putrid, ugh!”, or even “Please use (deodorant)!”

It’s no surprise that paintings like ‘The Scream,’ ‘The Starry Night,’ and ‘Mona Lisa’ have been subject to myriad interpretations over the years—some more bizarre than others.

Many Pride flags have been created since Gilbert Baker made the first one in 1978. Here’s a rundown of the origins, evolution, and significance of just some of the LGBTQ+ Pride flags out there.