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Harry Houdini's Missing Scrapbook Has Been Found

After 83 years, the escape artist's collection of clippings about Spiritualism pulled a reappearing trick.

The Final Resting Places of 11 Childhood Icons

How did Howdy Doody end up in Detroit? We have the answer, in addition to what happened to 10 other props you’ll remember from childhood.

10 Annoying Sounds People Need to Stop Making

Teenagers aren't the only people who make annoying speech sounds.

10 Things Various Celebrities Decided to Boycott

From Florida to Instagram to Cristal.

8 Pop Culture Periodic Tables

6 Wild Women of the Wild West

10 Twinkie Facts for the Great Return

The future of Twinkies looks a lot brighter than it did last November, when Hostess declared bankruptcy. But now that the famous sponge cake is returning to shelves, let's look back to the glory days.

5 Failed Candidates for the 51st State

If you don't like what's going on in your state, you can't just form your own

Could Man Actually Build Pacific Rim's Giant Robots?

In Pacific Rim, giant monsters invade earth and humans build equally giant robots to engage them in hand-to-claw combat. If you grew up watching TV shows like Neon Genesis Evangelion or Robotech, the idea of kicking butt in a massive robot suit has been a

Trailer Thursday: Pacific Rim, Grown Ups 2

Welcome to Trailer Thursday, where we help you decide what to do with your Friday night (and when to stay home). Here’s what’s coming out tomorrow.

11 Places Where Wonderful Things Are Happening

It’s not all bad news out there!

11 Surprising Celebrity Business Ventures

See what happens when show business meets real business.

How Is "I before E except after C" a Rule?

English spelling is hard. It's hard for kids to learn it, and it's hard for adults who have already learned it to remember how to do it right. It would be nice to have some consistent, general rules to go by, but alas, there are few. Maybe none. Even the

5 Phonetic Pitfalls of Shm- Reduplication

By adding shm- to words, you can be simultaneously grumpy and cute. But there are some words that cause confusion about how the shm- should best be attached.

8 Ebooks to Feed Your Brain This Summer

Summer reading is most often associated with racy romances and white-knuckle thrillers. But why not spend those extra hours of daylight flexing your mental muscles instead?

The Fish That Ate Japan

Hello Kitty and Godzilla aren’t the only unassuming critters to brutally conquer the Land of the Rising Sun.

4 People Who Bought Back What They Sold

The saying goes, "If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back to you..." Well, sometimes you just have to buy it back.

"The jacket-and-tie requirement at my job is a pain in the neck. Help!"

Dear A.J., I just switched to a corporate gig, and the jacket-and-tie requirement is a pain in the neck (pun intended). Should I convince my bosses to adopt Casual Mondays-through-Thursdays? Wear a T-shirt with a tie on the front? Help! —TRAVIS IN MOBILE

How 5 Lottery Winners Paid It Forward

These lottery winners found their fortune when they gave their money away.

5 Courtship Rituals from Colonial America

Here's how our Founding Fathers and Founding Mothers wooed each other.

The True Stories of 4 Victorian Fasting Girls

People who claim they don’t need food to survive are nothing new.

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11 Famous Works of Art That Were Never Actually Completed

Artists and writers can't always bring their works to grandiose completion. Here are a few that left us hanging.

What Does Your Flight Number Mean?

While they might seem trivial to some degree in today’s world of technological check-ins, the numbers aren’t entirely random, and they aren’t meaningless. In fact, you can presume a lot about a flight just by its number.

8 Non-Boring Moments in Canadian History

While it's unlikely that Canadian history will ever inspire a Hollywood blockbuster, there are at least eight unsung stories from our nation's inglorious past that would make for decent government-funded movies.

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