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Mama cheetah and her cub.

From carrying their young for years to feeding their babies poop, some animal moms just go above and beyond.

Kate Erbland


Grab your magnifying glass.

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

Ellen Gutoskey






Clerical workers processing forms for production requirement plan, Priorities Division, War Production Board.

Federal agencies come and go with each new presidential administration. Here are a few notable examples.

Adrienne Crezo


Can you 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?

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“Don’t touch the art” is a simple rule stated at almost every gallery and museum in the world—yet for some reason, there are some who ignore it, and they’ve left a trail of mangled artwork in their wake.

Andrew LaSane