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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is one of the institutions fooled by an expert art forger.

Some of history's most notorious forgeries include a Vermeer that tricked a Nazi and a fake sculpture by Michelangelo.

See if you can figure out this twisted tune.

It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

And what happens if you chow down on one anyway?

‘Searching for Franklin,’ ‘The Indifferent Stars Above,’ and ‘Cannibalism.’

You might want to skip dinner after reading these.

Are time out dolls cursed? People in certain corners of the internet seem to think so.

A giant Santa statue in North Pole, Alaska.

From North Pole to Bethlehem to Eggnog, here are 14 places in the United States with names that will remind you of the winter holidays.

You don’t want to run into these creatures in the woods after dark—or ever.

From the Macon Whoopees to the Piedmont-Westernport Drybugs and beyond.

Brain rot can be a consequence of too much TikTok.

The phrase for being terminally online is not flattering, but it is Oxford’s Word of the Year.

Turns out the monikers of romance books and cosmetics can sound eerily similar.

Let’s crack the history wide open.

These shows did way more than just provide entertainment.

All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?

Christmas trees are an essential part of the holiday.

Discover the origins of the Christmas tree tradition that brings joy to millions each season.

Peter Billingsley in A Christmas Story (1983).

The holiday classic—which could have starred Jack Nicholson as The Old Man Parker—has cemented its legacy as a Christmas classic.

English bulldog today and English bulldog circa 1930

These breeds aren’t what they used to be.

Eggnog is an old-fashioned holiday classic.

From traditional eggnog to boozy apple toddies, these old-fashioned holiday bevvies from vintage cookbooks will warm you up on winter days.

Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy ...

The Christmas legend that animals gain the power of speech on Christmas Eve has roots all the way back in the manger.

(L-R) Thomas Edison, Temple Grandin, and Charles Steinmetz .

You don’t have to follow science news to be familiar with Thomas Edison or Temple Grandin, who are just two of the many innovative scientists who have experienced disabilities and viewed them as assets.

You'd be surprised about a few of these theories.

While there may be no definite consensus on how red and green became the official colors of Christmas, there are a few interesting explanations.

Discover these fascinating facts about "Home Alone," the John Hughes Christmastime classic about a couple of bungling burglars and a kid left behind for the holidays.