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It’s the most frequent word in the English language, accounting for around 4 percent of all the words we write or speak. But what the word 'the' means is surprisingly complicated.

It’s impossible not to have fun when you’re hanging out with this goofy breed.

Harried judges in Manhattan and elsewhere hear cases into the early morning hours, including allegations of cleaver attacks.

Does cheese really give people nightmares? A new study will pay you to find out.

An incident that shocked a 13-year-old Charlie Chaplin inspired an episode of 'The X-Files' nearly a century later.

Kickstart the Year of the Rabbit with these 11 facts you might not have known about Chinese New Year.

Like so many other horror films, it has taken decades for 'The Slumber Party Massacre' to get its due. But it's now recognized as a touchstone of feminist horror and a shrewd satire.

Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone helped fund his future experiments—some of which have proven tough to decipher.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, much of the world worked itself into a tizzy over the idea of people touching themselves.

IKEA is beloved around the world, but there’s at least one place where it’s illegal to name your baby after the furniture store: Its home country of Sweden.

By July 1952, UFOs were a hot topic—and Reverend Louis A. Gardner wanted to know Albert Einstein’s thoughts. Did flying saucers come from space? Or were they military technology?

You’ve seen photos of quokkas. But what are they? How do you pronounce their name? And are they really that happy-go-lucky?