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See if you can decipher this twisted tune.

It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

Feminism as we know it today didn’t exist in Austen’s time—but there is still a great deal of feminist inspiration to be taken from the author’s novels, life, and legacy.

Manhattan Project scientists working on the Thin Man plutonium gun assembly.

One atomic bomb was used in a test explosion. Two more bombs were deployed over Japan. That left a mysterious fourth bomb—code-named Thin Man—in the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

Some parts of the U.S. are way more into the iconic autumnal drink than others.

Find out if your go-to hub tops the list for flight delays.

The celebrated children’s host aired segments in 1983 that demonstrated the perils of nuclear war in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

This recipe from the Institute of Culinary Education is the perfect blend of sweet and savory flavors.

See if you can tell which gust of wind came from which book.

Car horns don't work quite how you might think.

Can honking at too much traffic actually deplete your car’s horn? The answer might surprise you.

Trying to navigate these roads is likely to give you more than a few gray hairs.

Yellowstone National Park dominates the map.

See which national parks people in the U.S. are most curious about.

A litmus test is an idiom for a challenge. But why?

When a politician, sports team, or anyone else faces a defining challenge, it's referred to as a “litmus test.” What's litmus, and why is it being tested?

These charming creations will make your home library feel all the more cozy.

If you collected Dragon Ball Z trading cards in the early 2000s, you could have a small fortune on your hands.

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

There’s a good reason your parents probably freaked out when they found out you took a little joy ride on someone’s Harley.

The symbol for female (left) and male (right).

The ♂and ♀ symbols initially had nothing to do with representing human sex or gender.

Pollution played a factor in the rankings.

LawnStarter ranked 303 American cities against 20 factors grouped into four categories. How did your city (or the one nearest you) fare?

Its origins are unclear, but its awesomeness is undeniable.

Even non-metal fans know the look: the pinky and pointer finger stretch upwards while the thumb holds down the non-participating index and middle fingers. But where did “devil horns” actually come from?