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From forged artworks to fake mummies and even fraudulent orangutan bones, archaeological hoaxes fool scientists and stir the public’s imagination—until the culprits are forced to come clean.

In Tune Twist, we run the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translate them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

It‘s normal for cartoon characters to be missing a digit, but how did the style originate?

Contacting the restaurant a few months (or a year) out, calling relentlessly, or stopping by in case of no-shows might do the trick.

Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta Bowl has finally returned—for a limited time.

Watch an explorer share what it's like to descend into the Darvaza Gas Crater, also known as the “Gates of Hell.”

Where did this bizarre word come from, and how has it changed over the centuries?

Letting your cat walk across the counter can be pretty gross. We had a cat expert offer some advice on how to nip that habit in the bud.

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

In honor of its 30th anniversary, discover even more fun facts about NBC’s hit sitcom, ‘Friends,’ which helped turn its cast—including Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, and Courteney Cox—into household names.

Filming the inside of a tornado is tricky for obvious reasons.

All of the WHO's declarations of emergency since 2007 have been for viral diseases, including the most recent one for mpox.