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Your pet can get a lot out of Prime Day, too.

The Best October Prime Day Deals For Pet Lovers To Shop Now

From automatic feeders to litter boxes and more, the best October Prime Day pet deals can help pet lovers save even more this fall.

How and when to wash jeans is a debate for the ages.

How Often Should You Wash Your Jeans? The Levi's CEO Has an Answer

Some denim devotees never wash. Others find that disgusting. The head of Levi's weighs in.

Takoyaki being prepared out of a stall in Osaka, Japan.

The 10 Best Cities for Michelin Dining on a Budget

From George Town to Tokyo, these world-class food cities won’t exhaust your travel budget.

Koalas Aren’t Bears, So Why Do People Call Them “Koala Bears”?

If you were an 18th-century settler in Australia with no knowledge of marsupials, you just might decide to call a koala a ‘bear,’ right?

21 Old and Odd Directional Words

The rich history of the English language is full of similar directional words that are cool but uncommon, like ‘pancakewards,’ ‘couchward,’ and ‘pocketwards.’

Jerry Seinfeld Hints That “Something“ Is Happening When Asked About a ‘Seinfeld’ Reunion

The comic teased that we may not have seen the last of Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer.

Scientists investigated whether Ouija Boards could speak for those beyond the veil.

8 Victorian Scientists Who Investigated Ghosts

Some 19th-century scientists embraced psychical research, while others tried to debunk the sensational stories.

Design Your Own Virtual Stained Glass Window on This Interactive Website

It’s a fun website for people who aren’t comfortable enough with a soldering iron to DIY a real stained glass window.

Why Do Most Lemons Have Seeds, While Most Limes Don’t?

The answer lies in their chromosomal makeup.

The cover of Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.’

11 Strange Facts About ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde’

The true facts surrounding the classic work are as mysterious and intriguing as the novel itself.

LEGO’s New Braille Bricks Are Here—Just in Time for Blindness Awareness Month

LEGO’s new bricks in honor of Blindness Awareness Month form braille symbols with the toy’s classic studs.

Still from 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' (1951) beside illustration of a theremin.

Audio Invasion: How the Theremin Went From Soviet Labs to Hollywood

The theremin—a spooky instrument that scored the biggest sci-fi films of the 1950s—was invented by accident.

The Best Time to Buy a Christmas Tree

Technically, the most cost-efficient time is December 26. But your kids probably won't like that.

Should she drink about seven more of those?

5 Misconceptions about Health and Wellness

How much water should you really drink a day? Well, it’s complicated.

How to Get a Same-Day Passport

Can you get out of the country in one day? Yes, but it won't be pleasant.

The cover of Emily Wilson’s translation of ‘The Iliad.’

A New Translation of ’The Iliad’ Is Bringing a Truer Ancient Greece to Modern Readers

This all-new translation of the Homer epic is six years in the making.

‘Avocado’ doesn’t mean what you think it means.

11 Common English Words That Come From Native American Languages

‘Avocado’ comes to us from Nahuatl—and it doesn’t mean what you might think it means.

When you have to grab everyday stuff, Amazon Basics makes it a little easier.

These October Prime Day Deals on Amazon Basics Products Are Great if You Want to Save on Essentials

If you need to stock up on affordable essentials for the house, Amazon Basics products are great—and now they're on sale for October Prime Day.

'The Exorcist' arrived in theaters the day after Christmas in 1973—and promptly traumatized audiences.

Watch Moviegoers’ Terrified Reactions to ’The Exorcist’ When It Premiered in 1973

Thousands of moviegoers rushed to theaters to experience ‘The Exorcist’ in 1973—and many left just as quickly when the scares proved too much to handle.

What’s the Kennection? #83

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

A Cathedral in England Is Home to One of the World's Oldest Cat Doors

Exeter Cathedral in England has had cats on the payroll since the 14th century.

9 Fake Words That Ended Up in the Dictionary

Ghost words have nothing to do with otherworldly apparitions, but they’re enough to scare the headwords off lexicographers.

The Eerie Legend of the ‘Old Leatherman,’ Connecticut’s Silent Wanderer

For decades, a man dressed head to toe in leather moved through Connecticut and New York. Who was he, and what did he want?

A Brief History of the Ouija Board

The Ouija board has terrified countless slumber party children and served as a plot vehicle in a number of Hollywood films. Here’s where it came from.

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