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Anti-Pasta: When Italian Futurists Tried to Ban Pasta in Italy

A pasta vendor in Naples during the late 19th or early 20th century.

Anti-Pasta: When Italian Futurists Tried to Ban Pasta in Italy

A New Book by J.R.R. Tolkien Contains Previously Unpublished Essays About Middle-Earth

J.R.R. Tolkien photographed circa the 1940s.

A New Book by J.R.R. Tolkien Contains Previously Unpublished Essays About Middle-Earth

Why Do We Celebrate Christmas on December 25?

If Jesus wasn't born on December 25, does this rule still apply?

Why Do We Celebrate Christmas on December 25?

How It's a Wonderful Life Went From Box Office Dud to Accidental Christmas Tradition

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How It's a Wonderful Life Went From Box Office Dud to Accidental Christmas Tradition

The Library of Congress Needs Help Transcribing More Than 20,000 Letters Written to Teddy Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt would want you to transcribe these letters.

65 Years Ago, a Bus Driver Had Rosa Parks Arrested. It Wasn't Their First Encounter.

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You Can Make the Royal Family's Traditional Christmas Pudding At Home

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The Complicated History of Fry Bread

“It’s a food that kept ancestors alive. It’s a survival food, but it’s also one of colonization and subjugation.”

Beyond Queen Elizabeth: 10 Fantastic Shows to Stream After The Crown

Emma Corrin as Princess Diana and Josh O'Connor as Prince Charles in season 4 of The Crown.

11 Fascinating Facts About Mark Twain

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A Hair-Raising History of the Flowbee

The Flowbee revolutionized the highly suspect idea of cutting one's own hair.

10 Little Facts About Louisa May Alcott

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10 Amazing Facts About Bruce Lee On His 80th Birthday

Photo courtesy of The Bruce Lee Family Archive

Why Do Hospital Doctors Wear White Coats?

Is your blood pressure rising?

10 Famous Birthdays to Celebrate in December

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Watch: In 1948, Idaho Officials Sent 76 Beavers Parachuting Into Idaho’s Wilderness

A young beaver with all four feet firmly on the ground.