The Mongolian Death Worm

The Mongolian Death Worm, Mothman, the Jersey Devil, and seven more incredible urban legends that attack from the air.

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John Green hosts our YouTube series. Yesterday he and his wife welcomed a baby girl! Everybody is very excited about Alice. Even the White House.

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The quiz about nothing: Test your knowledge of Seinfeld in this 20-question quiz or no soup for you!

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Flashback to Paul McCartney's live "Abbey Road" medley at the Music for Montserrat benefit.

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The video game giant Atari has purchased somewhere between 10 and 20 semi-trucks' worth of their repertoire's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial cartridge videogame, many of which were dumped in a New Mexico landfill nearly 20 years ago.

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So you wanna solve climate change? Here's a flowchart that'll single-handedly help you lead the way to a green revolution. (Fingers crossed.)

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Silver Dollar City's Outlaw Run, Six Flags Over Texas's Iron Rattler and three more of this summer's best roller coasters in which you can revel in sublime nausea.

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Did you happen to catch that NCAA baseball game where the Siberian husky ran onto the field and interrupted the whole thing? It's pretty cute.

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Disney's original title for The Lion King was King of the Jungle -- until they realized lions don't live in jungles! Check out 18 more pretty cool facts about the making of the 1994 iconic animated feature.

The Story Behind the Greatest Internet Recipe Comment of All Time. It was about a brownie recipe, but it escalated quickly.

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Why Is America Losing Ground in the Contest to Grow the World’s Biggest Pumpkin? The largest of the season have been grown in Europe two out of the last three years.

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Sorry, Not Sorry: When Apologizing Makes Things Worse. Adding an apology to a rejection doesn't make you appear any better.

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Driving in Germany is Much Better than Driving in America. And, considering the size of Germany, there's a lot less of it.

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This Cosplayer Transforms Himself into Real Life Versions of Disney Heroes. Jonathan Stryker is a master at becoming a cartoon.

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How the Star Trek Punch Became the Worst Fight Move on TV. A Star Trek stunt coordinator explains why they continue to use the double-handed punch.

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23 College Secrets Your Professors Will Never Tell You. Unless you ask, which is one thing you should do.

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This Guide Will Help You Choose Your Apples Wisely. There's one for every taste and purpose.

6 Ways Game of Thrones has Changed the Real World. Even those who don't watch it know the characters as cultural metaphors.

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The Only Thing Worse than Watching an Offensively Bad Comedy is Watching One You Supposedly Wrote. A.J. Via got a movie deal and lost all control of the finished product.

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To Fight Smallpox in the Spanish Colonies, King Charles IV Sent a Ship on a Vaccination Mission in 1803. The expedition included 22 orphans carrying the fresh vaccine in their bodies to keep it safe enough to last the voyage around the world.

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For Centuries, People Celebrated a Little Boy’s First Pair of Trousers. Once he was toilet-trained and could dress himself, he could become a real boy.

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What A Doctor Calls A Condition Can Affect How We Decide To Treat It. A familiar term carries a lot of baggage, while a new term will encourage patients to just follow doctor's orders.

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Ben Stiller's Never-Ending Midlife Crisis. His new movie Brad's Status is the fourth that explores that theme.

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Sir Arthur and the Fairies. After a thorough but flawed investigation, the Sherlock Holmes author believed the Cottingley Fairies were real.