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It’s common for many little kids to go through a “dinosaur phase.” Here’s why.

Sylvia Plath often broke out her Ouija Board to speak to her spirit guide, Pan.

Keep these antioxidant-rich fruits firm and fresh for longer with these tips.

These tips can help extend the shelf life of your grapes and keep them fresh for weeks to come.

'The Warm Hand' by Jean Francois Bosio, 1817.

When exactly was the Regency era, anyway? Find out that and more in this episode of Misconceptions.

Give your trick-or-treaters what they really want.

Want to be the house everyone loves on Halloween? Hand out these popular candies.

1984 Cable Music Channel "It's live it's 24 hours a day" TV Commercial

With the Cable Music Channel, Ted Turner tried to take on MTV and failed—but somehow still managed to win.

The trends range from “fast fashion” to “baby names, literally” and beyond.

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

One theory suggests that we call liquor “spirits” because of alcohol’s association with one spirit in particular: the Holy Spirit. But there are other possible origins.

The Speed Six is making a comeback for a limited time.

Meet one of the most iconic pre-war cars ever made: the 1930 Speed Six.

The humanities aren't in first place.

“Will I ever be tall enough to slam dunk?”

Parker Brothers had no qualms about marketing Ouija boards to teens 30 years ago.

On a ledge about a city, Houdini holds on with his chin in a scene from the film ‘The Grim Game.’

From Harry Houdini’s strange death to a steamship disaster and “Monster Mash,” memorable historical events have happened—fittingly—on Halloween.

An artist’s rendering of what Lucy may have looked like in life.

Lucy walked on her own two feet. Scientists weren’t expecting that.

It's important to wash your dishes before the first use. Here's why.

Experts say you shouldn't skip cleaning new cookware.

The move, which is intended to speed up drop-offs, has been criticized as ‘tyranny.’

Thomas Haden Church and Paul Giamatti in ‘Sideways.’

The Oscar-winning ode to vino did nothing to help Merlot sales. Discover more facts about the 2004 indie film.

See if you can decipher this twisted tune.

We ran the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translated them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?