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Even if you’re not the outdoorsy type, outfitting yourself with some basic (and non-compass-reliant) navigation skills is a good idea, and it can also be kind of fun (no, really, we promise).

Cain versus Abel; Romulus versus Remus; Peyton versus Eli: History has experienced every shade of sibling rivalry, from frivolous to fatal. Here are nine particularly juicy ones sure to raise your eyebrows. Trust us. We guarantee it.

There are plenty of saints that cater to modern-day issues if you know where to look.

The most common distinction between hair and fur that people tend to make is usually between you and your pet. You have hair on your head, and your dog Fido has fur all over its body. Easy enough, right? Wrong.

Halloweens of yesteryear were filled with treats, but many more tricks—or at least that's how it seems from contemporary newspaper clippings.

Cory Michael Smith in Olive Kitteridge. Photo courtesy of Jojo Whilden/HBO.

We sat down with the actor a few days before Halloween to chat about acting with Frances McDormand, playing the future Riddler, and horrible Halloween costumes.

The sometimes creepy nineties Nickelodeon cartoon based in an underground world may have hidden some secrets from you.

Benjamin Tippett's playful paper is a lot of fun and reads like a mashup of a standard science paper and one of Lovecraft’s own stories.

Sometimes networks grow right in front of your eyes, filling you with pride as they start winning Emmy awards. Others disappear in the blink of an eye.

During a recent commute into work, I was staring at a transit map so as to avoid eye contact with my fellow passengers when a simple question popped into my head.

Haunted, sinister, evil or just plain weird—for those who dream about traveling the world, welcome to your nightmare. These places will blast chills down your spine.

Next time someone makes that joke, here's what you tell them.

We sat down with the Tony Award-winning actor and star of 'The Newsroom' to talk about acting over Skype, the one song everyone should have on their iPods, and what it was like to meet Bill Murray.