While skipping the incoming president’s inauguration is a break from tradition, it isn’t unprecedented.

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The iconoclastic director behind ‘Mulholland Drive,’ ‘Twin Peaks,’ and more cult classics—who passed away on January 16, 2025 at the age of 78—once drew a comic strip about a furious dog and disliked large furniture.
In the early 20th century, one woman challenged professional comics, clowns, and performers to try and make her laugh. None could.
A surprising discovery in Wyoming has challenged long-held ideas about dinosaur migration.
Taking in oxygen to power your whole body is just one part of your lung function. Altogether, your lungs are a highly efficient machine—and they do a lot more than you might think.
Meteorological organizations have strict naming protocols for tropical cyclones and hurricanes. Not so for wildfires, which can end up being named for the local dump.
The difference between misinformation and disinformation boils down to the intent behind it (or lack thereof). Plus, a handy trick for knowing which term to use when the time comes.
When is it time to bid farewell to your trusty water bottle? Here's what to look for, plus why it’s such a big problem in the first place.
Caren Marsh Doll was Judy Garland’s stand-in for ‘The Wizard of Oz’. At age 105, she’s one of the last living actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
A blend of bureaucracy and saltwater is conspiring to keep any of the ship’s remaining secrets from being brought to the surface.
The practice of drilling or scraping a hole into the skull’s cranial vault has been performed for thousands of years.
Martin Luther King Jr., the Atlanta native who became one of the most important figures in the civil rights movement, helped unite a divided nation.
We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?
The U.S. Constitution requires every president-elect to swear the Oath of Office—and that’s about it.
The “willy nilly silly old bear” was based on a real-life bear cub.
The emo vibe isn’t an aesthetic choice—it’s the result of degrading infrastructure.
Putting your windshield wipers up to prevent them from freezing to the glass might seem like a good idea before the next snowstorm, but you may actually be doing more harm in the long-run.
In 79 CE, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 20 feet of ash, preserving amazing details about daily life in the Roman Empire.
The game of familiar faces has surprising connections to Anne Frank and fidget toys.
The inauguration of a new U.S. President is a day of pomp and ceremony, of solemn oaths and dignified celebrations. But things don’t always go as planned.
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?