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Grease Fan Theory Suggests That Sandy Is Dead

We’ve got chills…

5 Annoying Latin Errors from an Ancient List That Predicted Latin's Descendants

Sometime around the 7th century, a grammarian got fed up and started collecting all the annoying mistakes that people kept making in Latin. He wrote them up in the 'Appendix Probi,' a straightforward list of the “say this, not that” variety.

A "Rock Placing Ceremony" marked the beginning of the construction at Dana Point Harbor on August 29, 1966.

1960s California Time Capsule Asks If the Future Has Annoying Commercials, Too

Residents of Laguna Beach also wondered if people would still be going to the beach nearly naked in 2016.

10 Things You Didn't Know About the President's Secret Army

The U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC, pronounced: JAY-sock) is best known for the Osama bin Laden raid. But it has long served as the president's secret army, planning and executing the most dangerous, highly classified missions of the United S

10 Highly Unconventional Guard Animals

Got a radiator warehouse that needs protecting? Consider a skunk.

Abbey House Veterinary Hospital via Facebook

13 Heartwarming Animal Rescues

We owe it to pets and wildlife to keep them safe from our storm drains and cheese puffs.

15 Facts About Your Favorite Adult Swim Shows

Cartoon Network's absurdist programming block is turning 15 years old.

11 Things You Might Not Know About Athlete Salaries

Presented by Adam Ruins Everything.

11 Weird-But-True Rider Requests

Presented by Adam Ruins Everything.

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A Rare Dodo Skeleton Is Coming Up for Auction

The composite skeleton is "95% complete," and nothing like it has come up for auction in over a century.

5 Exotic Facts About Havana Brown Cats

The kitty looks kind of like a Siamese, but with a unique twist—its fur is solid brown.

Oxford Dictionaries Wants to Know the Worst Word in the English Language

Is it moist? It’s probably moist.

Fisherman Finds 75-Pound Pearl, Keeps It as Good Luck Charm

The gem reportedly sat under the lucky man's bed for more than a decade.

9 Old-Fashioned Words for the Fickle

Make sure to use them the next time you dither.

11 Toothy Facts About Gharials

Once a widespread predator, the strange, skinny-jawed gharial is now critically endangered and has been restricted to a handful of Nepalese and northern Indian rivers. Here’s everything you should know about the world’s most unusual crocodilian.