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A lithograph of Sequoyah by John Guss after an original painting by Charles Bird King.

His innovative alphabet brought literacy to a nation.

The options for laughing online are numerous.

Everyone has a preferred way to laugh online, whether it’s an acronym like IJBOL (“I Just Burst Out Laughing”), a reaction GIF, or a crying laughing emoji. Which one do you use?

Pigeons aren’t known to be particularly talkative birds.

A Tlingit boy wears a traditional woven red cedar hat.

November has been proclaimed Native American Heritage Month for more than 30 years, but the movement to honor Indigenous cultures started long before that.

‘The Nightmare’ by Henry Fuseli, circa 1871. Frame has been added.

Take a look at these 13 names from across the world that describe sleep paralysis and the demon once believed to cause it.

Remove the risk to your teeth and do some good at the same time by donating your leftover Halloween candy.

The 2015 low-budget horror flick became a massive word-of-mouth hit, and now has its very own spin-off.

‘Lyrically Correct’ is the ultimate music trivia game for hip-hop and R&B lovers.

There's new insight into the reasons we're not down with clowns.

Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers in John James Audubon's ‘Birds of America.’

Here’s your introduction to this legendary, (maybe?) extinct avian—and a look-alike species that might be the source of all the rumors.

A lithograph of the 1889 Johnstown Flood made in the 1890s shows the debris caused by the flood in flames.

The Great Flood of 1889 killed more than 2000 people, swept away 1600 homes, and caused $17 million in damage. And it wasn’t the last time Johnstown would flood.

Kay Powell has written some stunning obituaries.

Forget about the funny pages. If Kay Powell wrote for your paper, you dove straight into the death notices.

John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ isn't the only good horror remake worth watching. This season, you can scare up something better for your next marathon with these killer picks.

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

"Bitter Bierce" had a sharp sense of humor. It may have gotten him killed.

It's Polly's world—everything's just really small in it.

These vintage Polly Pocket toys from the ’90s and beyond are fun for more than just nostalgia; they could pack some serious cash into your wallet, too.

The kids‘ TV classic is reinventing itself after more than a half-century on the air.

Whether you call it Mischief Night, Devil's Night, or something else, it all means one thing: wanton destruction of property.

The ‘tow’ in ‘towhead’ doesn't refer to transporting a vehicle with a flat tire.

The origin of ‘towhead’ has roots in 14th-century England, when ‘tow’ often referred to textile fibers.

Weird but fascinating facts about everything from the guy who dragged cars with his nipples to frogs shedding (and eating!) their own skin.

You can even find great gifts for your favorite pet.

You can find the best gifts under $25 and more with The Holiday Shop, the new Amazon shopping page that's perfect for folks who hate stressing about what to give everyone come December.