How Costco's 'Kirkland Signature' Got Its Name
Unlike other stores, Costco only has one private label—but 'Kirkland Signature' wasn’t the founder's first choice.
Unlike other stores, Costco only has one private label—but 'Kirkland Signature' wasn’t the founder's first choice.
Stopping something as inconsequential as biting your nails or as serious as drinking too much requires perseverance and planning.
The idea of flaunting civic pride got more popular in the mid-20th century, when local governments handed out the stickers to encourage voter participation.
Royal Palm Island, a fully self-sustainable island in Central America, would make for a perfect vacation home.
Though it was nearly 150 years ago, the outcome of the 1876 presidential election—which pitted Rutherford B. Hayes against Samuel Tilden—reverberates in America even today.
Horace Greeley’s sudden death sent the Electoral College—which had yet to vote—into a state of confusion.
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This eight-piece cello cover of John Williams's 'Jurassic Park' theme was recorded by a single musician.
The 1913 introduction of Parcel Post service for items weighing more than four pounds opened the door for a few families to send their children to relatives via the mail.
Woodrow Wilson never publicly acknowledged the 1918 influenza pandemic—not even after he caught the virus himself.
Before Frank Stallone lapped at the heels of Sylvester, Sean Connery's brother Neil played James Bond's "brother" in an Italian movie that couldn't legally mention James Bond.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is releasing a bobblehead of the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Before women could vote, they contributed to Election Day celebrations the old-fashioned way: by baking fruitcakes.
The 'Succession' theme song has a sleigh bell in it, and 'The Sopranos' intro is actually about a woman who killed her husband.
The similarities between H.P. Lovecraft’s ideas and those of the people who produce 'Ancient Aliens' aren’t a coincidence; in fact, they’re connected.
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.
Don't know what to get dear ol' dad this holiday season? We've got ideas for every personality and budget.
If Patrick Bateman bragged about his pet instead of his business card, ‘American Psycho’ would’ve been a great cat movie.
These institutions of higher learning have been around for centuries—in some cases, even a millennium.
The vending machine, which lives in a barber shop, is full of brightly colored yarn skeins created by a local crochet designer.
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The 40-foot-tall sculpture is covered in flowers and changes with the seasons. Now it's changing with a pandemic.
Kate Rubins cast her ballot from the International Space Station with the help of a county clerk and a nifty technology known as the PDF.
Homicidal clown Pennywise's sartorial choices are up for bid at a major Hollywood auction that also includes the original Chestburster prop from 1979's 'Alien.'