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Whether you're planning to live abroad or travel internationally, these are the countries where you'll find the most safety and stability.

Michele Debczak
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It’s been more than 30 years since 'Yo! MTV Raps' brought hip hop to MTV and the world at large. Now it's coming back for a whole new generation.

Scott Beggs


Every person on Earth is living in the past.

Every person on Earth is living in the past, and more fascinating facts about time that are likely to hurt your brain.

Kerry Wolfe




Bryan Cranston, meth-od actor.

You probably know that Bryan Cranston starred as Walter White on 'Breaking Bad.' But did you know that he once came face-to-face with Charles Manson? Or that he was suspected of murder in Florida?

Jake Rossen




'To Kill A Mockingbird' author Harper Lee smiles before receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007.

Before winning the Pulitzer Prize for her 1960 novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' Harper Lee worked as an airline ticket agent.

Andrea King Collier


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When someone stops what they’re saying to go back and change a word to an even stronger one (as in, “I’m very happy—no, ecstatic to be here”), that’s called "epanorthosis."

Paul Anthony Jones




Sometimes you end up with Peyton Manning. Other times, Ryan Leaf.

Over the course of three days every year, representatives from all 32 NFL teams gather to draft the next generation of players who will hopefully propel their f

Scott Beggs




Criteria include ingenuity, staying power, the puzzles’ effect on history—and whether they gave the author a good kind of headache or bad kind of headache.

A.J. Jacobs




Though much of Charlotte Brontë's life was marked by tragedy, she wrote novels and poems that found great success in her lifetime and are still popular nearly 200 years later.

Suzanne Raga