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LEGO’s Cullen house set offers a 2001-piece tribute to Twilight.

These are the blocks of a killer, Bella.

Streetlights aren’t supposed to be purple.

The emo vibe isn’t an aesthetic choice—it’s the result of degrading infrastructure.

‘Guess Who?’ has been a hit for over 40 years.

The game of familiar faces has surprising connections to Anne Frank and fidget toys.

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The Mattel hovercraft was a figment of imagination, but that didn't stop kids (and their parents) from demanding where to buy one.

Not a window in sight.

Most casinos lack windows, and gamblers like it that way.

A historical landmark comes back to life this December.

The long wait for the Notre-Dame Cathedral to reopen will be over in December.

This ancient symbol, also called the Staff of Hermes, depicts two snakes intertwining around a stick that is capped by wings. It’s used as a medical logo, but for almost all its roughly 5000-year history, the caduceus had nothing to do with medicine.

PizzaHut PizzaWarmer OLV 30s

Pizza Hut has released a pizza-warming video game console attachment that nobody asked for.

Consider a house’s style before investing in it.

How expensive is your architectural taste?

Tim Burton at the "The World Of Tim Burton" press preview in Tokyo

Learn everything there is to know about Tim Burton’s career.

Flip before opening.

Whether you love canned cranberry sauce or hate it, the way it’s packaged is pretty brilliant.

Cuteness overload.

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.

There are actually multiple versions of this iconic sticker.

The origins of those ‘I Voted’ stickers you see everyone rocking on Election Day go back to the 1950s in the United States, but the design everyone recognizes most was created by Janet Boudreau in the late 1980s.

The Speed Six is making a comeback for a limited time.

Meet one of the most iconic pre-war cars ever made: the 1930 Speed Six.

How To: Custom Color Home Screen App Icons for iPhone in iOS 18!

Apple offers several customization features in its new update, including the option to tint apps and widgets.

One of the few days this family probably used their dining rooms.

Fewer and fewer newly constructed homes actually have dining rooms. Here’s why.

Want to refresh your space with a new rug? Be sure to keep these tips in mind.

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That little pocket was originally intended to hold something else.

The tiny little pocket on your jeans, the hole in your pot handle, and the drawer under your oven were designed with specific purposes in mind.

Who knew a chair could be so nostalgic?

Introducing the inflatable chair you didn't know you needed.

It might not look like much, but this Neolithic door is as old as Stonehenge.

Historic doors can reveal a lot about their times—like the medieval trend of covering doors in (allegedly) human skin.

The Phillips head in all its glory.

Believe it or not, nobody named Phillips actually invented it.

Here‘s the hole story.

Yes, they‘re often bullet holes. No, that‘s not the only explanation.

“God” and “Jesus” are the only Simpson characters that have five fingers.

It‘s normal for cartoon characters to be missing a digit, but how did the style originate?

The Original Dancing Baby

The boogying baby animation from ‘Ally McBeal’ was one of the internet's first viral memes, and was alternately charming and horrifying.