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You Can Earn $1500 For Organizing Your Kitchen

If you resolved to organize your kitchen in 2025, this contest is pretty good motivation.

Turning off all those notifications can be a game-changer.

Airplane Mode vs. Do Not Disturb Mode: What’s the Difference?

Are the airplane and Do Not Disturb modes on your smartphone really all that different? Discover the benefits of these two settings and how they diverge.

Poppy Napping Underwater on the Poppy Cam

Move Over, Moo Deng: Virginia Zoo Launches Live Stream of Poppy, Its New Baby Pygmy Hippo

Meet Poppy, the newest baby pygmy hippo that‘s stealing hearts.

7 Need-to-Know Facts About Norovirus

The super-contagious gastrointestinal virus is causing outbreaks across the U.S. Here's how to protect yourself (and everyone around you) from norovirus.

9 Things You Should Know About Paul Newman

The actor became a salad dressing magnate and an accomplished race car driver before he ever won an Oscar.

This isn't Australia's first tussle with mystery beach blobs. A similar incident happened in 2024.

Mystery ‘Grease Balls’ Washing Ashore in Australia Are Prompting Beach Closures

The tiny little tar blobs could be nothing—or they could be dangerous.

The DOG 6 will make you worry less about your dog‘s wellbeing.

New Dog Tracker Monitors Your Pet’s Location as Well as Their Barks

Tractive‘s GPS tracker offers real-time tracking, health monitoring, and safety features for dog owners.

The world of medicine is even stranger than you can imagine.

6 Super-Rare Medical Conditions

From Alice in Wonderland Syndrome to the real-life version of Benjamin Button’s disease, these rare conditions could come straight out of a storybook.

Richard Nixon opted to peace out of his successor’s swearing in ceremony.

6 Presidents Who Didn’t Attend Their Successor’s Inauguration

While skipping the incoming president’s inauguration is a break from tradition, it isn’t unprecedented.

10 Damn Fine Facts About David Lynch

The iconoclastic director behind ‘Mulholland Drive,’ ‘Twin Peaks,’ and more cult classics—who passed away on January 16, 2025 at the age of 78—once drew a comic strip about a furious dog and disliked large furniture.

Nothing could convince Sober Sue to crack a smile.

The Strange Saga of Sober Sue, Who Made a Career Out of Refusing to Laugh

In the early 20th century, one woman challenged professional comics, clowns, and performers to try and make her laugh. None could.

Gabriel Ugueto‘s illustration of Ahvaytum bahndooiveche.

Dinosaurs Arrived in the Northern Hemisphere Earlier Than We Thought, Fossil Suggests

A surprising discovery in Wyoming has challenged long-held ideas about dinosaur migration.

Your lungs expel carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water vapor every time you exhale.

11 Facts About the Lungs

Taking in oxygen to power your whole body is just one part of your lung function. Altogether, your lungs are a highly efficient machine—and they do a lot more than you might think.

Powerful winds fuel the Palisades and Eaton fires in the Los Angeles area.

How Wildfires Get Their Names

Meteorological organizations have strict naming protocols for tropical cyclones and hurricanes. Not so for wildfires, which can end up being named for the local dump.

Disinformation vs. Misinformation: What’s the Difference?

The difference between misinformation and disinformation boils down to the intent behind it (or lack thereof). Plus, a handy trick for knowing which term to use when the time comes.

Can You Solve This Old-Timey Riddle? #21

The riddle below dates back to the 19th century—can you figure it out?

Why Do Dogs Love Tennis Balls?

Fido’s fascination stems from a unique mix of instinct and happenstance.

The 15 Best (and Worst) Cities for Sticking to New Year’s Resolutions

Where you live may affect how well you can maintain your goals.

They don't have an unlimited shelf life.

Is It Time To Replace Your Water Bottle? Here’s How To Tell

When is it time to bid farewell to your trusty water bottle? Here's what to look for, plus why it’s such a big problem in the first place.

Judy Garland’s stand-in for ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is still alive today.

Meet Caren Marsh Doll, the Oldest Living Cast Member of ‘The Wizard of Oz’

Caren Marsh Doll was Judy Garland’s stand-in for ‘The Wizard of Oz’. At age 105, she’s one of the last living actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Artifacts at the ‘Titanic’ wreck may never see the light of day.

‘Titanic’ Salvage Missions Placed on Indefinite Hold Thanks to Legal Issues

A blend of bureaucracy and saltwater is conspiring to keep any of the ship’s remaining secrets from being brought to the surface.

The 5500-year-old trepanned skull of a woman now displayed in a Swiss museum.

A Brief History of Trepanation, One of the World’s Oldest Surgeries

The practice of drilling or scraping a hole into the skull’s cranial vault has been performed for thousands of years.

Martin Luther King at the March on Washington.

12 Historic Facts About Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr., the Atlanta native who became one of the most important figures in the civil rights movement, helped unite a divided nation.

Definition Detective Quiz #21

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?