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The original Luddites were workers whose jobs were threatened by new technology—and who fought back.

The names were put into one of six different categories: ancestral, occupational, geographical, toponymic (or place name), personal characteristics, and patronage.

The oldest joke in recorded history is a fart joke that dates all the way back to 1900 BCE.

Taylor Swift is just the latest in a long line of musicians who like to employ a “fade-out,” where the song gets gradually quieter in the closing seconds.

Bill Watterson's classic strip only ran for 10 years. It's still as popular as ever.

‘Les Femmes d’Alger’ (‘Women of Algiers’) isn’t a single artwork, but a series of 15 paintings—though one is more famous than the others.

The 1990 script features Elaine buying a gun and making JFK assassination jokes.

Uncover the unique culinary preferences of foxes, including the differences in what rural vs. urban foxes eat and how red foxes fit into the equation.

In the scope of human history, the wheel is actually a rather young creation. Beer, clothing, and jewelry are much older.

‘Burnt’ and ‘burned’ are both acceptable, but they serve different purposes (at least, they do in American English).

The close quarters of those serving together in war is a perfect Petri dish for slang. From ‘FUBAR’ to ‘fobbit,’ here are some military slang terms you should know (plus, why the military uses so many acronyms, anyway).

In the 1960s, Post and Kellogg's were in a race to bring toasted pastries to the masses. Their inspiration? Dog food.

A simple mistake on social media has turned into an internet event celebrated around the world for more than a decade.

'Baby Reindeer' is the shocking new Netflix series everyone is talking about. But is any of it real?

Was Russell’s dad actually in Pixar’s “Up” all along? This interesting fan theory says yes.

These universities are among the toughest to enroll in. One has an acceptance rate of just 1 percent.

It depends on the properties of water, the definition of wetness, and whether you can trust when your senses inform you if something is wet or not.

Money is the main reason so many Millennials are moving back home. But it isn't the only one.

Some of the most valuable LEGO sets recreate scenes from franchises like Star Wars and Harry Potter—and can earn owners some serious cash.

The FBI’s 2014 list of internet acronyms and shorthand will have you LWP (laughing with passion).