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The milk has curdled? Must be a brownie. Someone drank all your wine? Your cellar might be infested with clurichauns.

Director John Landis wrote the script for ‘An American Werewolf in London’ when he was just a teenager—but for years, no one wanted to make the movie.

When a truck’s brakes fail, a runaway ramp is sometimes the one thing preventing disaster.

From ‘cakewalk’ to ‘no can do,’ the origins of these common idioms and sayings are surprisingly dark.

The North American parrots vanished mysteriously in the early 20th century. Now scientists are closer to solving their disappearance.

The birth of our universe happened at least 13 billion years ago—and you may have seen it on TV.

His Airness once lectured McDonald’s employees on good customer service: “They expect to be treated as a guest in your home.”

The idea that garlic repels vampire has been linked to some serious health problems.

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

Shorty the Chimpanzee rides the merry-go-round and climbs on the Ferris wheel in this lighthearted 1936 newsreel.

The limited-edition soda from Fanta comes with a spooky side effect.

Thiess strolled into court in 1691 to testify in a theft trial. He wound up admitting he turned into a wolf and feasted on pigs. You know, that old story.