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Back in the day, you might have encountered someone with a bridge to sell you.

21 of the Wildest Cons in History

From fake relics to fake princesses to medical fraud involving goat testicles, history is rife with con jobs that managed to fool unsuspecting marks.

Albert Victor and Princess Victoria Mary of Teck.

10 Royal Heirs Who Died Before They Reigned

These are some of the least fortunate royal heirs in English history—those who waited in vain and died before they could ever reign.

12 Fun Word Games To Try Now That You’re Obsessed With Wordle

If you're obsessed with Wordle, the popular online anagram game, check out these 12 fun word games, including "Scrabble," "Quiddler," and "Bananagrams."

Cleopatra depicted in a calendar print by Beatrice Decker.

The Royal Rundown on Cleopatra's Children

Cleopatra famously had relationships with the Roman generals Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Less, however, is remembered about the four children she had with these men.

Social media has helped create a thriving slang landscape.

From GOAT to Ghost: Here Are America’s 30 Most Googled Slang Terms

Maybe you know ‘GOAT,’ ‘FOMO,’ and ‘stan.’ But thanks in part to TikTok, slang is a little more complex than that these days.

A spectacled flying-fox bat in Australia.

7 Misconceptions About Bats

If you're worried that a bat is looking to swoop down at any given moment and suck down a few pints of your precious blood, we've got really great news for you.

Joan Didion, Maya Angelou, and Ray Bradbury all had different methods for dealing with writer's block.

How 5 Famous Authors Dealt With Writer's Block

Everyone from Stephen King to Leo Tolstoy has fallen victim to writer's block. Here's how a few other famous authors got over it.

An image of Earth from 1 million miles away snapped on July 6, 2015 by a camera on NASA's Deep Space Climate Observatory spacecraft.

100 Facts About Earth

How much do you know about the blue marble we call home? From how our planet formed to just how many species there are, here are 100 things you need to know about Earth.

20 Essential Books by Indigenous Authors

Add these essential non-fiction books, novels, essays, and poetry by leading Indigenous authors to your TBR pile.

8 Useful Kitchen Tools That Make Meal Prep So Much Easier

By using kitchen tools and gadgets like an Instant Pot Duo, Stasher bags, and reusable Bee's Wrap, you can make meal prep an easier task.

These Ivy League Schools Have the Worst Spellers, According to Their Subreddits

Even a degree from an Ivy League college or university won't save you from embarrassing spelling mistakes.

15 Fun Slang Terms to Creatively Say You're Tired

If you’re so exhausted that saying “I’m tired” just doesn’t cut it, don’t worry—we have you covered.

The Top 20 Private Colleges and Universities, From Most to Least Expensive

The most expensive college tuition on the list belongs to an Ivy League school. So does the least expensive.

The painting The Thirteenth Vendemiaire, October 5, 1795 depicts a key battle during the French Revolution.

5 Misconceptions About the French Revolution

If you think 'Les Misérables' taught you everything you need to know about the French Revolution, you might be surprised to learn that it was actually set during a completely different uprising.

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

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

Jessica Rothe and Rob Mello star in Happy Death Day (2017).

The 25 Greatest Horror Comedies of All Time

The most effective horror comedy movies serve up our greatest fears while also playing with them, making us question our own emotional responses to everything from witches to alien plants. Here are 25 of our very favorites.

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10 Best Cities for Dog Lovers Around the World

If you want to make a four-legged friend, visit one of the cities with the most dogs per 100 people.

Jane Goodall with a chimpanzee in her arms, c. 1995.

7 Animal Welfare Organizations to Support

These animal welfare organizations work tirelessly to help the wild and captive critters that can't advocate for themselves.

Bea Arthur once sought out Judge Judy to dispense justice.

6 Celebrities Who Have Appeared on Court Shows

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

Bela Lugosi and Ilona Massey in Universal's Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943).

11 Facts About The Universal Monster Movies

For more than 30 years, Universal Pictures defined the American horror film—how it looked, what it sounded like, and how it felt to watch.

Illustration of Ansault pear from "The Pears of New York".

11 Extinct Foods From History

From Ansault pears to passenger pigeons, you'll likely never find these delicacies from days past on a menu ever again.

Watercolor drawing of the leg of a patient, age 50, who had scurvy for 12 months' standing.

11 Facts About Scurvy

Scurvy’s mysterious cause wasn’t identified until the 20th century. Here are a few facts from the disease's long and miserable history.

Tech Decks were classroom nuisances, brah.

11 Infamous '90s School Bans

From slap bracelets to finger-sized skateboards, these are the distractions that filled teachers' desk drawers in the '90s.

The Ramones—Johnny, Joey, Marky, and Dee Dee—in 1979.

11 Fast Facts About the Ramones

By stripping rock and roll down to its four-chord essentials, the Ramones helped pioneer the punk rock movement of the 1970s.

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