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The finding was confirmed when the property owner broke out in a rash.

Every summer at the beach, sand becomes an essential ingredient in the recipe for fun. But what the heck is it?

As long as you have a cedar plank, salmon is invited to the barbecue.

A basic cedar wood plank is one the easiest ways to upgrade your grilling game.

By the age of 34, Lorraine Hansberry was already the author of two plays that had appeared on Broadway. She should have been on course for a long and successful career—but tragically, that wouldn't happen. Still, her legacy has endured.

Make sure you know how to keep your pet safe during tick season.

Tick collars, topical treatments, and oral medication are just a few things you can try to keep ticks from biting your pets.

There's a reason gas stations never just round up.

The unusual fractional price you see at gas stations has roots in the Great Depression, but marketing is to blame, too.

This 1984 sci-fi thriller launched more than just a film franchise.

The low-budget sci-fi slasher from James Cameron became a huge movie franchise. Here's how it all got started.

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

(Not the actual insects who rained on Elton John's parade.)

In 1993, Elton John had to abruptly end a concert in Melbourne 30 minutes early due to an uninvited swarm of insects.

Whether an entire town can’t stop dancing or people suddenly start worrying about minor marks on their windshields, these seemingly unbelievable events have had some surprising (and sometimes devastating) effects.

Maurice Sendak's books were shaped by his own childhood: one marked by the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the concentration camp deaths of most of his extended family, and parents consumed by depression and anger.

When it comes to the best housewarming gifts, what new homeowners really need are the practical basics. Tool kits, painting supplies, leak detectors, and cleaners will make settling into a new house much easier.

The Sistine Chapel's no-photo policy has an unexpected origin.

Visitors to the chapel will find their experience peppered with terse shouts of “No photo! No video!” from security guards.

Can your MacGyver air scrubber do the work of a purifier costing hundreds of dollars? Science says yes.

Larry Kramer in Manhattan's Washington Square in 2007.

While co-founding two of the most influential HIV/AIDS organizations in the U.S., he still had time to pen a landmark play and be nominated for an Academy Award.

Before home pregnancy tests, the most reliable test was just to wait and see. But people still wanted to know as early as possible whether they were harboring a tiny human.

Whether you enjoy the velvety skin on peaches or peel it off, you may wonder why they developed fuzz in the first place.

There are several techniques firefighters use to put fires out quickly, completely, and safely.

Calling all Gen Xers and elder millennials: Your old cassettes could be worth a bundle.

Back in the 1980s and ‘90s, audio cassettes were everything. Here are some of the most valuable cassette tapes today from those eras, including Nirvana’s “Nevermind,” and more.

An Airbnb for pickleball courts has arrived.

Consumers could go through bags of Frito-Lay's fat-free chips. Then the bag would go right through them.

After decades of development and $200 million spent, Procter & Gamble thought they had the perfect snack food additive with olestra. Too bad it caused “rectal urgency.”