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Plums are only one of the fruits that the grafted tree can grow.

Temple University Welcomes Tree Bred to Grow 40 Different Fruits

Artist Sam Van Aken grafted a tree that grows dozens of fruit varieties from a single trunk.

The beloved country singer is planning to launch another line of products.

Dolly Parton Is Launching Her Own Line of Frozen Southern Meals

The country singer‘s frozen dinners include chicken and dumplings and country-fried steak.

The torrid love affair you've never heard of.

Certified Stinker: The Leonardo da Vinci Musical Financed by Guano

‘Leonardo: The Musical: A Portrait of Love’ didn’t exactly soar on stage. But don’t blame the bird poop that helped get it there.

11 Fascinating Facts About Edward Gorey

‘The Gashlycrumb Tinies’ author was born 100 years ago on February 22—here’s what you need to know about him, from what classic book he found boring to how much he really helped with PBS’s show ‘Mystery!’

Jurassic Park With SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE Raptors [Animation] Part 1

See What Jurassic Park’s Raptors Would Look Like With Feathers

Contrary to what that kid told Sam Neill in Jurassic Park, an overgrown turkey is still terrifying.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is one of the institutions fooled by an expert art forger.

8 of the Most Notorious Art Forgeries in History

Some of history's most notorious forgeries include a Vermeer that tricked a Nazi and a fake sculpture by Michelangelo.

6 of the Most Valuable Hummel Figurines Hiding in Your Grandma’s Curio Cabinet

Discover the most valuable Hummels that might have been lurking in your grandmother’s curio cabinet for years, including finds from the brand’s special limited-run Disney collection and others.

7 Supposedly Haunted Artworks

From a weeping statue to painting that moves on its own, the stories behind these supposedly haunted pieces of art are downright spooky.

Rare Rembrandt painting sells for more than a million dollars

A Purported Rembrandt Found In an Attic Just Sold for $1.4 Million

The portrait of a teen girl has been chilling in a Maine attic for decades.

100,000 Dominoes - The Colossal Spiral | Destination Domino 2024

Watch a Record-Breaking 100,000-Piece Domino Structure Fall in 8 Minutes

It took a team of people 10 days to arrange the dominos and 8 minutes to watch them fall.

Pablo Picasso's Old Guitarist | Art Institute Essentials Tour

9 Things You Might Not Know About Picasso’s ‘The Old Guitarist’

Don’t be deceived by this seemingly simple painting of a man and his instrument. Pablo Picasso’s The Old Guitarist has secrets in its past and in its paint.

Paintings like ‘The Scream,’ ‘Starry Night,’ and ‘Mona Lisa’ have been subject to some interesting interpretations.

8 Interesting Interpretations of Famous Artworks

It’s no surprise that paintings like ‘The Scream,’ ‘The Starry Night,’ and ‘Mona Lisa’ have been subject to myriad interpretations over the years—some more bizarre than others.

The Origins of 10 LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

Many Pride flags have been created since Gilbert Baker made the first one in 1978. Here’s a rundown of the origins, evolution, and significance of just some of the LGBTQ+ Pride flags out there.

12 Fascinating Facts About Keith Haring

Keith Haring was best known for his graffiti-inspired artwork and contributions to the New York City art scene in the 1980s. Though he died in 1990 at just 31 years old, his artwork and legacy live on.

The 50th anniversary cover of Peter Benchley’s ‘Jaws.’

“[It] Looked Like a Penis”: The Origin of the Iconic ‘Jaws’ Art

A nude swimmer and a phallic-looking fish nearly sunk one of the most recognizable book covers of modern times.

25 Outrageous Quotes from Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dalí had a lot of interesting things to say about art, ambitions, and more.

Picasso Painting Breaks Auction Record At Christie's In New York

15 Things You Might Not Know About Pablo Picasso’s ‘Women of Algiers’

‘Les Femmes d’Alger’ (‘Women of Algiers’) isn’t a single artwork, but a series of 15 paintings—though one is more famous than the others.

Harry Belafonte performing in Munich circa 1980.

8 Entertaining Facts About Harry Belafonte

You know Harry Belafonte's hits—here are some facts about the artist behind them.

A scene from 'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget' (2023).

No, Aardman Animations Isn't Running Out of Clay Anytime Soon

The clay empire behind Wallace and Gromit will be making stop-motion magic for years to come.

Watching Blobs of Paint Move to Chopin Is Oddly Soothing

This digital art piece from Thomas Blanchard set to Chopin’s Nocturne Op. ,9 No. 2 is oddly soothing.

Hieronymus Bosch’s triptych ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights.’

15 Fascinating Facts About Hieronymus Bosch’s ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’

The Garden of Earthly Delights is a piece so ripe with symbolism that it inspires intense curiosity more than 500 years after it was painted.

Louis Wain at his drawing board circa 1890.

10 Facts About Louis Wain, the Cat-Obsessed Victorian Artist

Louis Wain sketched, painted, and even animated cats throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Jasper Johns’s ‘Flag’ on display at the Museum Of Modern Art.

15 Fascinating Facts About Jasper Johns’s ‘Flag’

American painter Jasper Johns shook up the art world by reconceptualizing common icons like targets, numbers, and letters—and it all began in 1954 with ‘Flag.’

Jon Gnagy, Who Taught TV Viewers About the Joys of Art Before Bob Ross

Long before Bob Ross and his happy little trees, Jon Gnagy was teaching art to the masses.