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Coffee: You know it would be impossible to start your day without a cup of it, but how much do you really know about your favorite caffeinated beverage?

In 2009, James Cameron broke his own 'Titanic' box office record with 'Avatar'—a boundary-pushing CGI feature that promptly made $2.9 billion at the box office.

These books won't keep you up all night—and that's a good thing.

From Steve Martin's 'Saturday Night Live' song to 'The Mummy' movies, King Tut has had an eventful afterlife.

From Domino’s to Popeyes, these are the fastest-growing fast food chains in the U.S.

Author Donna Tartt’s debut novel, 'The Secret History,' became an instant classic—and an instant success—when it was published in 1992. Here’s what you should know.

Why say “Trick or treat!” this Halloween when you could shout “Trick or junkery!” instead?

Only about 0.02 percent of the words in a dictionary start with the letter 'X.' Here are 40 of those rarities.

While most of the conspiracy theories surrounding the organization are, to put it mildly, bizarre, you don’t have to venture to the fringe to find fascinating, sometimes-strange stories about Freemasons. Here's what you should know.

Lady Jane Grey is seen as an innocent victim of Tudor Dynasty politics, and her rightfulness to the crown is debated to this day.

Freshmen (and their parents) want their first home-away-from-home to feel safe, and many institutions excel in that department.

Wuthering Heights—Emily Brontë’s only novel—shocked readers when it came out. Today, the story about the lovers on the English moor is so well known, it’s iconic. Here's what you should know.