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7 Cautions for Chicago Tourists From an 1888 Visitor Guide

"Keep your eyes open and your mouth shut."

How GM Restored Its Sinkhole-Damaged 1 Millionth Corvette

After 1200 hours and four months, the convertible looks as good as new.

The Tiny English Village (Population: 41) That’s Twinned With Paris

Here's how one small town forged a huge partnership.

Mix Cocktails Like MacGyver With Scavenged Ingredients

You can make impressive drinks yourself with nothing more than the mini bottles of liquor sold on planes and trains and a few scavenged ingredients.

10 Things Target Has Pulled From Its Shelves

Your one-stop shop ... unless you're looking for these products.

Cognitive biases can influence how we think.

20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Your Decisions

You put a lot of thought into every choice that you make … which could be the reason why you’re making bad decisions.

Photographer Snaps Pic of a Seal Surfing on a Whale's Back

It was a classic case of being in the right place at the right time.

A 19th-Century Log Cabin Was Discovered Inside a Texas Home's Walls

The structure is thought to be one of the oldest original buildings in North Texas.

White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.

Photographer Captures the Beauty of Rest Stops Along American Highways

Photographer Ryann Ford wants to capture these rest stops before they disappear completely.

19 Cromulent Words You Can Still Adopt for a Good Cause

Wordnik is an online interactive dictionary with a mission to include every English word—and for $25, you can adopt a word.

Orlando Contreras López, Flickr // CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

7 Mysterious Rock Formations to Rival Stonehenge

It Cost $1500 to Make This Sandwich Completely from Scratch

One man spent six months and $1500 to find out what really goes into making a sandwich from scratch.

18 Stylish Facts About Anthropologie

You might have bought a dress on its website, or paged longingly through its catalog, or rifled through its quirky offerings in store—but there’s probably still a lot you don’t know about Anthropologie.

Take an Online Safari and Help Scientists Collect Data at the Same Time

Compete with other nature lovers to see who can spot the most porcupines, pangolins and impala.

The Scandalous History of Sex-Ed Movies

Hue Knew? See the History of Color With This Infographic

Boiled beetles, arsenic, gemstones, and cow urine are just a few of the things we've used to make the world more colorful.

Tom Skelton: The Serial Killer Court Jester

The original Tom Fool wasn't all fun and games.

15 Easy Steps You Can Take To Be Ready for Anything

From losing a wallet to losing power, unpleasant life events tend to occur when we least expect them. In honor of National Preparedness Month, here are 15 easy steps you can take now to be ready for any situation, big or small.

Where Did the Phrase "Goody Two-Shoes" Come From?

“Goody Two-Shoes” was a real person—or at least, a real fictional character. It was the nickname of the title character in a nursery tale called "The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes," published anonymously around 1765 by John Newbery.

15 Forgotten School Supplies We Should Bring Back

Though the technologies of today are undoubtedly amazing, some of the school supplies of yesteryear were also pretty fantastic.

15 Rules From the Hobo Ethical Code of 1889

Every man (and way of life) has a code.

Nadar [Public domain] // Wikimedia Commons

How an Eccentric French Balloonist Invented Aerial Photography

When Félix Nadar decided he wanted to take photographs of Paris from a hot air balloon in 1855, the idea of aerial photography was, for pretty much everyone else, a faraway dream.

Early Americans Worked Hard to Get Their Caffeine Fix

A thousand years ago, getting a caffeinated beverage wasn't as simple as just walking to the nearest coffee shop

Bear Rehab Teaches Grizzlies Not to Attack Humans

Bear rehabilitation centers give aggressive grizzlies a second chance at living in the wild

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