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Frenchies are America’s top dog.

French Bulldogs may have roots in England, but they’re now the most popular dog breed in the United States.

Rebecca OConnell




This Blue Marble Earth montage shows many stunning details of our home planet.

Our planet is spinning more than 1000 mph at the equator while simultaneously zipping through space at 67,000 mph.

David W Brown




The origins of the 1940s phrase 'cooking with gas' aren't clear-cut.

If you want to know what it was like to strike up a casual conversation in this mid-20th-century decade, we’re going to tell it like it is—with a list of the words and phrases any eager beaver would know well. Ready to find out what’s buzzin’, cousin?

Kate Schweitzer








Amazon warehouse employees have some stories to tell.

Current and former Amazon fulfillment center associates talk everything from the perils of shipping kitty litter to sharing work space with artificial intelligence: “The robots will not stop for anything.”

Jake Rossen
You might want to give those 'Born in the U.S.A.' lyrics another look.

Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the U.S.A.' isn't the patriotic anthem you think it is, and it turns out that 'Gangnam Style' has a real message behind it.

Erik van Rheenen, Scott Beggs








How did ‘Scrabble’'s makers decide how many points each letter was worth? It started with an unemployed architect during the Great Depression, and it has stayed the same ever since.

Ellen Gutoskey