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From boiling lakes to glowing caves and hidden prehistoric villages, Earth is full of amazing and unexpected places.

The main ingredient for a whiter smile? Hydrogen peroxide.

This can't be the only hedgehog-hat mix-up in history.

Pop songs get misinterpreted all the time, and we're here to break down the real stories behind your favorite bops, from Nirvana to Bruce Springsteen.

After it formed, the Catalina Island Conservancy had to figure out how to manage the island's invasive ungulates.

If you’re looking for a recipe that showcases early spring produce, you’ll love these spring fritters.

From Taco Bell buying the Liberty Bell to the time the BBC convinced its viewers that spaghetti grows on trees, these are some of the most iconic pranks in history.

English never hesitates to borrow words that would lose certain subtleties in translation, and angst, ennui, and weltschmerz have made their way into English by offering a little something extra.

Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin described the guillotine's effect as being “Like a cool breath on the back of the neck.” Anne Boleyn would likely disagree.

From adulting to doggo, you can thank Millennials for popularizing these slang terms.

The best way to relocate beavers in the 1940s? Drop them out of planes, of course.

There’s a reason nobody’s referring to the missing ‘Titanic’ submersible as a submarine.

Opossums have a bad reputation, but they’re smarter and more beneficial to people than other woodland denizens. Discover more about these unique marsupials here.

While Truth wasn't her real name, 19th-century abolitionist and feminist Sojourner Truth made it her life's mission.

The winding tale of “Nothing Compares 2 U” begins in 1984, when Prince wrote the song, and continues through to 2021, when Sinead O’Connor declared it “my song.”

Back in the mid-'90s, no show on television was hotter than ‘Friends.’ But even more popular was the haircut the show spawned that became the must-have look for women everywhere.

They don't look half bad underwater.

How reality TV and an heiress inspired the show's iconic characters—plus many more behind-the-scenes facts about 'Schitt's Creek.'

Most of these home remedies work by overwhelming the vagus nerve, which causes hiccups when it becomes irritated, with another sensation.

With its massive beak and penetrating stare, a shoebill stork is not a bird you'd want to meet in a dark alley. Read on for some little-known facts about this African icon.