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In between preparing for Thanksgiving and doing some early holiday shopping, be sure to take some time to celebrate these other, less well-known holidays.
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From opium-laced syrups to “just ignore the baby,” history is packed with child-rearing advice and habits best left in the past.
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From Martha the passenger pigeon to Lonesome George the Pinta Island tortoise, these endlings had an unfortunate claim to fame.
License plate flipping is illegal—but that doesn‘t stop motorcyclists from doing it.
Including straight adaptations and movies loosely based on Shakespeare’s plays, these are unmissable titles.
Take a trip through the grand estates and historic parks where the movie versions of Jane Austen’s novels were filmed.
Some athletes call it runner’s trots. Others refer to it as the Gingerbread Man. Here’s why marathoners sometimes get off to a runny start.
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Older animals can still make great companions—here’s what to consider when looking to add one to your family.
If you store your candy correctly, you can stretch this year’s Halloween candy haul well into next year.
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Whether we're springing forward or falling back, we do it at exactly 2 a.m.—but why?
A list of nine of the best film and TV adaptations of stories from the king of Gothic horror.