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Heat waves are tough to endure.

The conditions for stifling heat are pretty easy to explain, and so is the solution: Keep cool.

Jake Rossen


A surprising amount of lost books have found their way into flames—sometimes courtesy of the authors themselves.

Every so often the literary world is rocked by the discovery of a work that was thought to be lost forever—but there are many books that remain lost to this day, much to the sadness of readers everywhere.

Lorna Wallace
















The average adult human has 28 to 32 teeth, give or take a set of wisdom teeth. But besides the importance of brushing and flossing, how well do you know your chompers?

Amanda Green