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Some countries aren't messing around when it comes to baby names.

IKEA is beloved around the world, but there’s at least one place where it’s illegal to name your baby after the furniture store: Its home country of Sweden.

For when you’re ready to reintroduce yourself.

People legally change their first, middle, or last names for a variety of reasons. So what’s in a name (change)? A whole lot of paperwork.

Not all sesame seed ingredients are this obvious.

Thanks to a stringent new FDA mandate, food suppliers are now adding sesame to products that didn’t previously contain it.

John Leonard in 'Pepsi, Where's My Jet?' (2022).

John Leonard’s demand was simple. All he wanted was for Pepsi to deliver the Harriet jet he believed they had promised. In 1996, Leonard, then a 21-year-old col

Super-recognizers have a rare and uncanny ability to remember faces—a skill that’s estimated to affect just 1 to 2 percent of the population.

Mariah Carey sings at the 82nd Annual Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in 2014.

Fellow queens of Christmas Darlene Love and Elizabeth Chan have thoughts.

Norma McCorvey and lawyer Gloria Allred attend a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building in 1989.

The woman known as "Jane Roe" left an enormous mark on the nation’s political landscape—one that’s still at the fore a half-century later.

The statute targets cars blaring music that can be heard 25 feet away. Critics say it's just a sneaky way to pull suspicious vehicles over.

Thanks in part to a snail, California bees are fish. No, this isn’t a Mad Lib.

Mariah Carey performing at the 81st Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in 2013.

All Vince Vance & The Valiants want for Christmas is $20 million in damages.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Hart-Celler Act.

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 irrevocably changed the face of the United States.

The integrity of McDonald's mozzarella sticks was once the subject of litigation.

The cheesy treats made their debut in 2016 but were quickly under fire for using "adulterated" mozzarella.

Allowing broadcast media into a courtroom has its pros and cons.

Next year's spring forward could be our last ever.

The Senate has unanimously decided that the Daylight Saving Time system of falling back and springing forward just isn’t worth it.

The temperamental ice cream machines at McDonald's have led to accusations of super-sized corporate espionage.

Team USA's Nathan Chen during his gold medal-winning free skate at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Nathan Chen won gold against a backdrop of Elton John songs. But who shelled out for the music license?

One California law firm crunched the numbers on its personal injury claims and found that Joshuas made quite a few.

Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses a meeting in Chicago, Illinois, on May 27, 1966.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s approach to resisting injustice came straight from the playbook of 19th-century writer Henry David Thoreau.

Bea Arthur once sought out Judge Judy to dispense justice.

Luminaries like Bea Arthur and Johnny Rotten have gone before TV judges to settle their small claims affairs. (Though not, unfortunately, against one another.)

The first Winnie the Pooh book is one of many classic works people can ruin beginning January 1.

You want more 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'? Because this is how you get 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.'

One historical definition of ‘whereas’ is ‘preamble.’ But that’s probably not the one you’re looking for.

The most important story you'll read this week: A strawberry-loving consumer is alleging Kellogg's is using red food dye and dried pears to make people believe their Pop-Tart contains more strawberry than it actually does.

Starting in 2022, California's public colleges and schools grades six through 12 will be required to provide free pads and tampons to their students.

Your bread and your yoga mat might have something in common.

Red dye 40, olestra, and rbST all have the FDA’s stamp of approval. In other countries, they’re on the do-not-use list.

37 Outlawed Baby Names From Around the World

7 Things To Know Before Legally Changing Your Name

Allergic to Sesame Seeds? A New Food Labeling Law Is Going to Make Things Worse

'I Just Want a Plane': When a College Student Demanded Pepsi Hand Over a Harrier Jet

How Super-Recognizers Are Helping Police Solve Crimes

Mariah Carey Is Trying to Trademark ‘Queen of Christmas,’ and Other Holiday Singers Aren’t Happy

Who Is the 'Roe' in Roe v. Wade?

In Florida, It Will Soon Be Illegal to Have Your Car Stereo Turned Up Too Loud

Bees Are Now Legally Fish in California—And That’s Good News for Bees

Mariah Carey Is Being Sued Over “All I Want for Christmas Is You”—Everyone’s Favorite Holiday Song

9 Facts About the Hart-Celler Act

Cheesegate: Why a Lawsuit Prompted McDonald's to Discontinue Its Mozzarella Sticks

Why Are Cameras Allowed in Some Courtrooms and Not Others?

The Senate Just Passed a Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent

McDonald's McFlurry Machines Are at the Center of a $900 Million McLawsuit

Do Olympic Figure Skaters Have to License the Music They Skate To?

Angela, Joshua, and the 18 Other Most Accident-Prone Names in America

The Profound Effect Henry David Thoreau Had on Martin Luther King Jr.

6 Celebrities Who Have Appeared on Court Shows

Winnie-the-Pooh, Bambi, The Sun Also Rises, and Other Important Works Will Enter the Public Domain January 1

Where vs. Whereas: When to Use Each One Correctly

Pop Tort: A Disgruntled Consumer Is Suing Pop-Tarts Over a Lack of Strawberry Filling

New California Law Will Require Period Products to be Free In All Public Schools and Colleges Beginning in 2022

7 Everyday American Food Additives Banned in Other Countries