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The season of colorful foliage, frosty mornings, and pumpkin-spice everything is upon us.

Teddy Ruxpin, a battery-operated talking bear created by a Disney engineer, became one of the biggest toys of the ’80s. But there would be no talking his way out of bankruptcy proceedings.

From Amity Island to Bedford Falls, these fictional places serve as settings for some of the best films of all time.

We need burial space equivalent to the size of Philadelphia to accommodate our dead. We don't have it. What now?

Johnson defined ‘oats’ as “a grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people”—but that is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the slights, barbs, and quips in his dictionary.

Obsessed with pumpkin spice? The newest version adds a matcha spin.

From ruined castles in Europe to a pebbled beach in Thailand, these supposedly hexed global destinations carry warnings for all who dare to visit them.

No more guessing games: These new avocado scanners can spot ripeness—no poking and prodding required.

One hundred years ago, John Logie Baird successfully transmitted the first clear TV image: the unsettling grin of Stooky Bill. Discover how he (and his dummy) made TV history.

This riddle dates back to the 17th century—can you figure out the answer?

We‘re diving into the viral stretchy yogurt trend that‘s taking over TikTok and revealing how you can make it with just three ingredients.

Let’s get to the bottom of the top pronunciation blunders in every state.

From murder mysteries to secret societies and more, the best dark academia novels from Donna Tartt and other authors capture the macabre in the most unlikely of places.

These fascinating Afrofuturism novels from authors like Octavia Butler and Colson Whitehead are a great way to discover more about this genre.

The star-crossed lovers captured in these Gothic romance books will give you a new reason to hate Valentine’s Day.

This St. Patrick’s Day, revisit literary classics by Irish authors like James Joyce and Roddy Doyle, plus discover a few new writers along the way with this roundup.