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Shoppers have been referring to Target as ‘tar-jay’ for over 60 years.

The best pizza in the world has a strong link to New Jersey.

A Los Angeles high school turned out to be a hotbed for fossils.

Millions of fossils, from shells to the largest known shark species, were unearthed beneath San Pedro High School.

President Theodore Roosevelt, the youngest U.S. president.

Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Bill Clinton are among the youngest U.S. presidents.

Rayne Beau the cat made an incredible journey.

This cat proved that love knows no distance when he traveled hundreds of miles to be with his owners.

Raking leaves is annoying—and totally unnecessary.

Good news for anyone who hates raking their lawn: You don’t have to.

These books were banned for silly reasons.

Each year, the American Library Association complies a list of books that are challenged and banned. There are some books that get banned because of insensitive material; however, others get banned for completely ludicrous reasons.

Put your spelling skills to the test.

The crescent wrench has helped DIYers for decades.

A Swedish immigrant changed the face of wrenches forever.

From a weeping statue to painting that moves on its own, the stories behind these supposedly haunted pieces of art are downright spooky.

In honor of Banned Books Week, the ALA published its list of 2023’s most contentious titles.

The Stephen King prison fable has become a modern classic—but it initially disappointed at the box office.

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

Members of Earth, Wind & Fire performing in 1978.

“Do you remember the 21st night of September?” Earth, Wind & Fire first asked the question in 1978. And in the years since, the date has taken on new meaning online.

Little brown bats like this one are at risk from white nose syndrome.

The deadly fungus has decimated bat populations across North America. But recently, scientists have found reasons to hope their efforts to save bats are working.

From ‘skeletons in the closet’ to ‘graveyard shift,’ here’s how five eerie idioms came to be.

The first horror film was already using a castle as the setting.

'Le Manoir du Diable' has some pretty sweet special effects for the 19th century.

This green frog could be contemplating a big change.

In the animal kingdom, it’s not that unusual to start out as one sex and end up as another.

Get ready for spooky season with this Halloween-themed brainteaser.

Not everyone experiences funny-smelling urine after eating asparagus, but it's common enough that it poses one very big question: why does it happen in the first place?

Some cities are better for coffee drinkers than others.

Coffee enthusiasts might consider relocating to one of these caffeine meccas.

Microsoft's Windows 98 comes off the packaging line.

A decade before fans started lining up outside Apple stores for the release of each new iPhone model, computer users were eager to get their hands on Windows 98.

Notre-Dame has been the site of a mystery.

The 2019 fire at the cathedral brought a mystery to the surface: a lead coffin containing an unknown skeleton.

People in these cities might rub you the wrong way.

Two Florida cities—Tampa and Miami—rank among the top three rudest cities in the United States.

‘B Dubs’: 10 Slang Terms for Popular Brand Names

Italian Organization Confirms the World’s Best Pizza Is in New York

Millions of Marine Fossils Discovered Beneath Los Angeles High School

Who Are the Youngest Presidents Ever Elected?

Cat Lost in Yellowstone Is Back Home After Traveling 900 Miles in 2 Months

Leave the Leaves: Why Nature Experts Say You Shouldn’t Rake Your Yard This Fall

13 Books That Were Banned For Ridiculous Reasons

Can You Choose the Correct Version of these Commonly Misspelled Words?

Why Is It Called a “Crescent Wrench”?

7 Supposedly Haunted Artworks

The 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023

17 Things You Might Not Know About ‘The Shawshank Redemption’

What’s the Kennection? #133

Do You Remember? 12 Memorable Events That Happened on September 21—the Internet’s Favorite Day of the Year

A Bright Side for Bats: Scientists Make Progress Against White Nose Syndrome

The Surprising Origins of 5 Spooky Sayings

Watch the World’s First Horror Movie From 1896

7 Animals That Can Change Their Sex

Can You Find the Ghost Hiding Among the Skeletons?

Why Does Asparagus Make Your Pee Smell Funny?

The 20 Best U.S. Cities for Coffee Lovers, Ranked

Watch Computer Pros Get Excited About Windows 98 in 1998

Mysterious ‘Horseman’ Found in a Lead Coffin Beneath Notre-Dame May Have Just Been Identified

The 10 Rudest (and Most Polite) Cities in the U.S.