11s Day

They're more creepy than cute.

How wacky do these Guinness World Records get? You might not like the answer.

These Guinness World Records are so utterly bonkers, they set the bar for weirdness.

With a career .342 batting average, 714 home runs, and outsized personality, Babe Ruth became a symbol of bold, decisive victory and bombastic braggadocio.

She's remembered for raising the alarm over the dangers of pollution and pesticides in her 1962 bestseller.

The next great double dactyl could be hidden in here.

The Fibonacci sequence is all over nature. It’s also in a bunch of poems.

Medals from the 1995 Special Olympics World Games in New Haven, Connecticut.

What began as a summer camp for just 34 children has grown into a worldwide sporting event for 7000 athletes from around the world.

Some Easter traditions have long histories.

Find out why children are given Easter baskets and why residents in Bermuda fly kites on Good Friday, as well as the origins of nine other Easter traditions.

These time capsules are set to be unsealed tens, hundreds, and thousands of years in the future.

Were Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, and Sophia part of an organized crime syndicate? Ponder this and other 'The Golden Girls' fan theories over a slice of cheesecake.

Here's what some famous toys like Barbie, LEGO bricks, and Mr. Potato Head looked like in their early days.

The Dairy Maid and House Matron badges of yore seem a little outdated today.

The Dairy Maid, Invalid Cooking, and House Matron badges that Girl Scouts of yore worked toward seem a little outdated today.

Although the first few years of the National Park Service were dominated by male employees, it didn’t take long for women to make their marks.

It's said that everyone gets to be a bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. In that case, it's only fair that everyone has a few words of Gaelic origin ready.

Sugar nor spice could keep these long-lost candies on shelves forever.

Explorer Ferdinand Magellan didn't quite get all the way around the globe.

Throughout history, sea travel has provided a watery road to modern globalism. Here are 11 incredible sea voyages that advanced our understanding of the world.

Find out more about the life of Kitty O'Brien Joyner, NASA's first female engineer.

An osprey flies while carrying a fish in its talons.

Ospreys were once threatened by hunting and pesticides, but these birds of prey made a dramatic comeback.

Dolly Parton will always love you, but she doesn't love you love you.

Love songs are like Rorschach tests—or, to put it more romantically, puffy clouds. We hear in them what we want, and that leaves lots of room for misinterpretation.

Audre Lorde’s poems, speeches, and books helped write the future of feminism. Here are some facts about the woman behind the work.

Put your love of pop culture to the test.

Funko Pops aren't the only fun thing you can shop for from this brand—you can also get board games inspired by 'Back to the Future,' Godzilla, and more.