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Most of the terms came and went in the way that slang does, but a few were so melodious and apt that they became a part of our permanent vocabulary.

The recording spent the past five decades buried in a box in a local library.

Advice people around the world give their fellow citizens about navigating the peculiarities of American culture.

Sharpen your long- and short-term memory with these fun brain exercises.

"Your man Henderson" must be a pretty notorious man-about-town.

These masters of disguise are some of the most curious creatures of the sea. We talked to Senior Aquarist Chris Payne from the Monterey Bay Aquarium to find out more.

While a fight to the death may sound romantic, it's not often what happened.

Just because a director works on a movie for years doesn’t mean they'll like the end product.

Use these at parties.

Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where Garrison Keillor is turning 73 years old.

The 2000-year-old mikveh bath was discovered in Jerusalem during the construction of a new kindergarten.

You couldn’t be blamed for hearing the word “Pilates” and thinking about super-fit starlets and medieval-looking machines like the Reformer. But the popular fitness system didn’t begin in a boardroom or a gym. In fact, Pilates has its roots in a World War

A decorated Marine

In 2015, we often use the term “tarred and feathered” to describe crowd-sourced vendettas against strangers (like ganging up on someone through social media) or retaliation from one’s peers. What your typical angry mob might not know is that tarring and f

Forget the water parks, ditch the public swimming pools, and bid farewell to your sprinkler.

Not sure what to get the adventurous foodie who’s tried everything from bugs to rotted shark meat? Kazutaka Hasegawa has an idea for you: Crackers made from Bathynomus giganteus—a.k.a. the creepy-but-also-kinda-cute giant isopod.