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Carrie-Anne Moss and Keanu Reeves in ‘The Matrix’

Relive the 2000s one year at a time with the sci-fi films that left the biggest impact.

A sunshower—rain falling while the sun is shining—has inspired unusual sayings around the world, including “the devil is beating his wife.”

Why do people say “the devil is beating his wife” during a sunshower? Here’s the meaning behind the Southern saying and how it connects to weather folklore.

NPC in a speech bubble against striped background

The popular slang insult "NPC" actually has its roots in Dungeons & Dragons.

Language gets livelier when you lean into these lilting "L" words!

Lithograph by George H. Walker After The Witch Number 3 by J.E. Baker

These top 5 myths surrounding the Salem Witch Trials will have you questioning your history lessons.

Port with yachts in La Condamine, Monte-Carlo, Monaco, Cote d'Azur, French Riviera

Touring an entire country in one day sounds impossible until you learn about these tiny places.

Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Michelle Gellar in ’Cruel Intentions’

How well do you know your '90s movie soundtracks and scores? Some are much easier to figure out than others on this quiz we have for you.

Did you know the band's drummer wrote these iconic Beatles tunes?

The line the Roman dictator actually uttered has been overshadowed by a far more famous quote.

Luxembourg City, one of the world’s top five most productive countries, where medieval fortifications meet a modern financial district.

Discover which countries generate the most economic output per hour worked, ranked by GDP per hour. See how productivity compares across OECD economies.

Many of these presidential firsts never made the history books.

A new data analysis reveals huge disparities in teacher salaries across the globe.

No, it wasn't a warm-up exercise. Here's the truth about how Slash came up with the "Sweet Child O' Mine" riff, in his own words.

From Antarctic research stations to remote Siberian towns, these places redefine the meaning of cold.

You know their big roles, but how well do you know their first roles? This isn't just about movies, but about small TV roles, too.

Take a nostalgic bite out of the cafeteria favorites that defined 2000s school lunches.

All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?

From McSpaghetti to the McLobster Roll and KFC’s Double Down, these discontinued fast food items are proof that chain menus haven’t always played it safe.

From Taco Bell’s Waffle Taco to McDonald’s McSpaghetti, these discontinued fast food items were once sold in major chains—and we still can’t believe they existed.