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A little piglet named Billy Ray might have had something to do with it.

The design for train tracks hasn’t changed much over the last 200 years, and jagged stones are essential to its success.

Alongside the famous magician, Mackenberg helped debunk hundreds of spiritualists during a period of intense mourning in the country.

The ‘Misery’ star’s grandfather believed that Lincoln’s assassin lived another 40 years after he was supposedly killed by the government in late April 1865. His proof? The mummified corpse he kept in his garage.

if you want explosive drama with your hiking adventures, there’s nothing like walking on a volcano. Here are 10 trails that will take you there.

It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

These flowers made famous by the internet may become extinct if we don‘t act now.

You might be stumped by these devilish Halloween history questions.

The answer involves World War I soldiers and a cute bird.

At their peak, over 14,000 covered bridges were scattered across the U.S. Roughly 500 remain.

The exact number is hotly debated—but there are dozens. 

Losing your job doesn’t have to spell financial ruin (or a diet of ramen noodles).