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The European grocery shopping method is taking TikTok by storm.

Shopping like they do in Europe may reduce food costs and waste.

Many undiscovered treasures wait in thrift shops.

Find out which cities offer thrifters the best bang for their buck.

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?

Here‘s how to keep your canine clean and happy.

The answer varies based on your pet‘s coat, activity, and skin type.

You want nothing to do with chimney sweep’s scrotum.

Today’s work-related ailments have nothing on these (mostly) historical diseases. You’ll be glad you're not suffering from Hatter’s Shakes—or worse, Chimney Sweep’s Scrotum.

Changing your default browser in Google Chrome is no hassle.

Prefer Google Chrome but not the Google search engine? That’s no problem.

A gold coin depicting Mithradates VI Eupator.

The 1st century BCE king of Pontus, a kingdom on the Black Sea coast, earned his nickname by creating poisons and antidotes—and testing them on himself.

A Danish-Swedish farmdog reacts excitedly to the news it’s now AKC-approved.

The yodeling working dog can now vie for Best in Show honors.

Rupert Holmes played piano on “Timothy,” a song he wrote about cannibalism.

Rupert Holmes hoped his controversial tune would get banned from the radio.

A new study shows that hungry sea otters are keeping Monterey Bay’s green crab population in check, one bite at a time.

People tend to know a bit about the history of popular dog breeds, but cat breeds are just as unique and interesting.

‘Six feet under’ may be an obvious nod to death, but other phrases are a little trickier.

What’s a wazoo, and why do we invoke it?

On the possible origins of ‘wazoo,’ and why things are said to tumble out of it.

Local news bloopers can have you laughing just as hard as the reporters themselves. Here are nine of our favorites.

Some big-money donations are being given to the Salvation Army in the form of rare coins.

The red buckets are getting more than loose change.

The USS ‘Cobia’ is a living memorial—and an Airbnb attraction.

Wisconsin's USS ‘Cobia’ offers guests a living history lesson via Airbnb.

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

Get to know the flurries and flakes on a deeper level.

The Comers received the best Christmas gift.

When Brooke Comer received a Ring notification at 2:30 a.m., she didn’t expect to see her lost dog.

Leaving a phone to charge all day long? Probably best to avoid it.

Discover the truth behind some of the biggest smartphone battery myths, like whether charging your phone fully—or overnight—is actually as bad as some tech experts suggest.

The Zavaritskii Caldera on Simushir Island, the site of a climate-altering 1831 volcanic eruption, as seen from the International Space Station.

Scientists have long suspected that a gigantic eruption was behind the strange atmospheric phenomena of 1831. Scientists have finally figured out which volcano blew its top.