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Classic Disney characters have lent their names to spiders, dinos, and more.

Finland has cracked the code to happiness.

Each year, Gallup’s World Happiness Report ranks nations based on support systems, social trust, generosity, and more.

A backpacker enjoys the view in Chugach State Park near Anchorage, Alaska.

From Chesapeake, Virginia, to Anchorage, Alaska, these cities offer plenty of parkland.

Wondering when the first day of spring is in 2025? Here’s everything you need to know about the vernal equinox.

History is teeming with unlikely heroes—these ones just happen to have feathers and fur.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park tops the list.

Which U.S. national parks saw the most visitors in 2024? Super-popular spots included Yosemite, Acadia, and Glacier National Park.

You might be familiar with a few of these.

Lots of languages have distinct plural forms for ‘you.’ Wouldn’t it be useful if English had one too? Spoiler alert: It does. Several, in fact.

From a bag of human hands to LEGO bricks and rubber duckies, some very weird things have washed up on the world's beaches.

Not a place you would expect to see members of a clergy playing a game.

From "scrabbling games" to hunting hares, these old Easter traditions have fallen out of fashion.

From what he originally called the fix-up sci-fi collection to the words he invented in its stories, here’s what you need to know about Asimov’s ‘I, Robot,’ which turns 75 this year.

As beautiful as it is, the Grand Canyon has seen many deaths.

Find out which national parks have recorded the most fatal incidents in recent years.

“Snow White” doesn’t always feature a poisoned apple.

Scholars believe the tale—which has versions around the world—represents everything from the pain of motherhood to childhood jealousy (and some even think it might be based on real history).

See which states excel in time management and work efficiency.

There is a whole slew of everyday words in English that have origins in Irish and Gaelic.

Dig into the bizarre history surrounding California's Winchester Mystery House, one of the most notorious haunted houses in the U.S.

Retired Crayola crayon hues like Blizzard Blue and Magic Mint still color our memories.

Let the luck of the Irish hit your TBR pile.

This St. Patrick’s Day, revisit literary classics by Irish authors like James Joyce and Roddy Doyle, plus discover a few new writers along the way with this roundup.

The Milky Way over Monument Valley in Arizona.

The Milky Way is one of the biggest in the observable universe: Even if you traveled at the speed of light, it would take 100,000 years to go from one end of our home galaxy to the other.

Did you think ‘Ted Lasso’ was over? Think again: A fourth season of the feel-good series was just announced.

It’s not just women who will find these terms useful.

‘Radíidin’ means “a time allegedly a holiday but actually so much a burden because of work and preparations that it is a dreaded occasion.” ‘Thehena’ is a word for “Joy despite negative circumstances.”

It treads a fine line between stupid and clever, but we love it anyway.

Ahead of ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,’ which comes out this fall, discover more fun facts about Rob Reiner’s original film, which turned a fictional heavy metal band into bona fide musical superstars.