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Aggregated from best-of-the-decade lists from critics, these 20 shows might be the best the 2010s had to offer. And no, 'Teen Mom' did not make the cut.

Madonna has been an innovator in music for four decades and counting, but doesn't mean she still doesn't get called for jury duty.

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Some of history's most unusual heists involve high-profile art, food, bugs and bee hives, bizarre disguises, and, yes, money, jewels, and gold.

Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey.

Attention, adrenaline-junkies: The steel behemoths on this list of the tallest roller coasters in the world will not disappoint.

English and French bulldogs are two of the most expensive dog breeds—but they don’t top the list.

Whether they're into tarot cards or 'Hocus Pocus' merchandise, these gifts will help the witch in your life embrace their magical side.

Axolotls are second on the list of the most in-demand pets in the U.S., beating cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs.

Legend has it that these bookstores are patronized by more than just people looking for something new to read.

Since bookstores are essentially storage units for creative history, it makes sense that people would find ghostly spirits in them.

Bruce Campbell stars as Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead series.

Is ‘The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia’ one of the best horror movies ever? Based on the number of jump scares alone, yes.

New York City's Short Tail Gang, photographed in 1887. The gang supposedly got its name from the short-tailed coats its members wore.

If you’re a fan of the TV show 'Peaky Blinders,' you already know that historical gangs could get very creative with their names. Here’s how 11 other creatively-named gangs came up with their monikers.

Catherine Mary Stewart and Kelli Maroney star in Night of the Comet (1984).

Over the past near-90 years, zombies have given form to our fears of other cultures, loss of agency, communism, atomic warfare, race relations, capitalism, mass contagions, the space race, and, most importantly, our bone-deep fear of one another.

An 18th-century painting of an exorcism.

Exorcism has a fascinating, unsettling history, and it’s left an indelible mark on pop culture thanks to films like 1973's 'The Exorcist.' Here are six historical exorcisms that are every bit as chilling as anything Hollywood can produce.

When they are bored at work, people around the world fantasize about retiring to these 12 countries.

Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014).

Rotten Tomatoes' highest-rated horror movies aren't all Alfred Hitchcock, John Carpenter, and Jordan Peele. (But they’re all definitely up there.)

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Scientific mysteries continue to stump experts in fields ranging from meteorology to medicine. Here are a few strange things science still hasn't figured out.

James Jude Courtney stars in Halloween Kills (2021).

Like its white-masked serial killer Michael Myers, the 'Halloween' franchise itself cannot be killed—for better or wose.

Reference these terms on your next ghost hunt.

From orb to ghost box, these are the terms to learn before embarking on a paranormal investigation—or binge-watching your favorite ghost-hunting show.

Jerry Springer tapes an episode of his show in December 1998.

From Wendy Williams’s “Dula Peep” coinage to a guest’s death on ‘The Dick Cavett Show,’ here are the talk show incidents we’ll never stop talking about.

From those famous horned helmets to the vaunted fiery funerals, we're busting your favorite Viking misconceptions.

Bricktown entertainment district in Oklahoma City.

There are many affordable cities across the country where you can spend more time enjoying yourself and less time checking your bank accounts.

An illustration of members of the Molly Maguires, a secret society that planned assassinations and destructions of property for higher wages.

Some of history's most infamous secret societies have planned revolutions and assassinations—others, are happy enough just to hang around college campuses.