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Canadian wildfires have covered New York City in a dull amber pall.

4 Ways to Stay Safe When Wildfire Smoke Causes Poor Air Quality

Canadian wildfires have caused air quality alerts to go into effect across the U.S. Here’s how to stay safe.

Want Cleaner Air at Home? You Can Get One of Amazon’s Best Air Purifiers on Sale for 40 Percent Off

Want cleaner air at home? You can get a Winix air purifier for 40 percent off right now on Amazon.

50 Collective Nouns for Groups of Animals

What's the right way to describe a group of worms? A "bunch" may sound like a lazy descriptor, but it's correct.

Ducks would very much like to be excluded from this narrative.

Your Ducking iPhone Will Soon Stop Autocorrecting the F-Word to ‘Duck’

A new iPhone update will spell the end for everyone’s least favorite autocorrect fail.

What Exactly is American Cheese?

The ooey-gooey goodness that is American cheese is delicious ... but what is it?

The Slightly Morbid Reason We Tap Our Glasses on the Bar Before Doing a Shot

As with regular toasts, it’s not clear exactly when, where, or why this custom began. But these days, most drinkers will cite one of two common reasons behind it.

Hate TSA Security Wait Times? These Airports Let You Reserve Your Place in Line—for Free

Getting through airport security is about to get a whole lot faster if you happen to be traveling through one of these airports.

A Purple ‘Grimace Shake’ Is Coming to McDonald’s

McDonald’s new milkshake is bright purple, berry-flavored, and inspired by Grimace.

Not all Manx cats are tailless like this one.

10 Facts About Manx Cats

Manx cats can have tails of varying lengths, but only “rumpies” or “rumpy risers” are eligible to compete in the championship classes in CFA cat shows.

These books altered history in ways big and small.

46 Books that Changed the World

Here, in no particular order, are just a few of history’s most influential tomes—and how they made humanity look at things in a new light.

This Word Search Features 12 Terms Coined by Authors—How Fast Can You Spot Them?

Do you know which author invented ‘factoid’—or what it really means? But more importantly, can you find it in this word search?

25 of the Most Covered Songs in Music History

If there were an award for most covered artists of all time, The Beatles would undoubtedly be a top contender.

Green Energy: 10 Things You Might Not Know About ‘The Mask’

Jim Carrey had a year unlike any other actor in 1994, during which he starred in three number one comedies: 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,' 'Dumb and Dumber,' and 'The Mask.'

There's a multitude of pencil types out there.

Are There No. 1 Pencils?

Almost every syllabus, teacher, and standardized test requires a No. 2 pencil. Are there other choices out there?

10 Operatic Facts About Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”

Nearly a half-century after its release, Queen’s classic “mock opera”—a favorite of Wayne and Garth’s—is still regularly cited as one of the greatest songs ever recorded.

'Odorama' scratch and sniff card from the John Waters movie 'Polyester' (1982).

Scratch and Sniff: The Fad That Was Destined to Fade

Like a pineapple-scented sticker on a lunchbox, the scratch and sniff fad wasn’t built to last.

4 Big Misconceptions About Spies

No, spies aren't all focused on national security. Yes, the CIA did deploy a mission called Operation Acoustic Kitty.

Alfred L. Cralle: The Black Businessman Who Invented a Better Way to Scoop Ice Cream

Alfred L. Cralle made scooping ice cream a one-hand job with his ingenious patent.

These linguistic illusions will hurt your brain.

5 Linguistic Illusions That Will Make You Go “Wait, What?”

Linguistic illusions—a phenomenon in which your judgment or understanding of a sentence or phrase conflicts with its actual meaning or structure—reveal how we process the world, and remind us that things aren’t always as they seem.

What's the Kennection? #65

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

Matthew Macfadyen and Sarah Snook in 'Succession.'

The #@!*~ Most Swear-Filled TV Show Finales of All Time

The Roy family of 'Succession' is pretty foul-mouthed, but are they the filthiest TV characters?

How Marcus Garvey Bean Salad Became a Traditional Juneteenth Dish

Black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey played a major role in the early civil rights movement. This Juneteenth dish has more of a connection to him than just his name.

How to Spot Poison Ivy, According to a Scientist

Poison ivy can take many different shapes and sizes. It can appear in small patches, take the form of creeping vines or a bush, and can even mimic the appearance of a tree it has wrapped itself around.

10 Myths About Donating Blood, Debunked

The rules for donating blood have recently changed.

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