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Ambiphone is the DIY white noise machine you didn't know you needed.

A spud spat is brewing between tuber advocates and the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee over what it means to be a potato.

If you watched television in the 1990s, you probably saw an ad for a green blob that could teach you French.

Yestervid compiles silent film footage of the Windy City dating back to 1896.

The "buy her brown contacts pls" meme is backed up by evolutionary science.

On February 4, 1974, publishing heiress Patty Hearst was taken from her Berkeley, California, apartment—but Hearst is far from the only abduction case to have captured public attention.

Wastoid, wedgie, and dumpster fire, oh my! In the latest episode of The List Show, you can learn about the fun origins of some pretty wacky and absolutely real slang terms from the last hundred years.

The wall-mounted dryers could be dirtier than a toilet seat.

This particular corner of Super Bowl history involves tons of bowl games and at least one bouncy ball.

The shortest month of the year still includes a lot of obscure, offbeat holidays to celebrate.

It's hard to imagine anyone else in the role of Tony Soprano, but producers tried.

The researchers analyzed search engines, search data, and social media in hopes of turning up evidence of time travelers.

Glugging tap water on a plane is a terrible idea.

Taking steps like moving your body, booking a trip, and tweaking your routine can keep you feeling balanced during the winter doldrums.

Mother Nature can be scary, as these films full of homicidal bunnies, pissed-off piranhas, and one mutated bear prove.

Would you relish the opportunity to see the USA through the windshield of a motorized hot dog? Now’s your chance.

The zombie apocalypse isn’t as far off as you’d think. Which means it's better to be safe than sorry.

For two decades, the original copy of Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic speech was stashed inside a Harry Truman biography for safekeeping.

The Internet Archive has more than 8500 MS-DOS games online, and they’re playable in nearly any browser. Prepare to kiss your free time goodbye.

Don’t throw money out the (poorly insulated) window this winter. Follow these tips for easy and cheap ways to save money on your heating bill.