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10 Fascinating Facts About Airplane Bathrooms

Your discharged poop can reach travel at speeds of up to 130 miles per hour.

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10 Long-Forgotten Expressions to Drop Into Conversation

English allows you to drop what are (at face value at least) some pretty peculiar idioms and expressions into your everyday conversation.

20 Facts About Your Favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies

Believe it or not, The Ahnold turns 70 years old today.

10 Henry Ford Facts (That Have Almost Nothing to Do With Cars)

If Henry Ford were still around for his 154th birthday (July 30), he'd probably be exhausted of people talking about the Model T or his development of the assembly line.

Everything That’s Leaving Netflix in August

That’ll do, pig (at least for now).

5 Terrifyingly Huge Spiders

Arachnophobes, read no further: These massive spiders, mostly native to southeast Asia and Australia, can’t be dispatched by a shoe or a rolled-up newspaper.

20 of the Animal Kingdom's Most Surprising Friendships

These interspecies friendships prove that anybody can get along if they really put their minds to it.

10 Fascinating Practices on UNESCO’s Cultural Heritage List

Have you ever heard of camel coaxing, or shrimp fishing on horseback?

6 Eponyms Named After the Wrong Person

Having something named after you is the ultimate kudos—but the credit doesn't always go to the right person.

10 Badass Facts About Jason Statham

Jason Statham's real-life career as a con man led to his first big break, which turned him into one of the preeminent action heroes of a generation.

8 Bizarre Places People Have Gotten Stuck

Crawling into a toilet with a full tank below it might have seemed like a good idea at the time.

9 Chilly Facts About Frozen Food Pioneer Clarence Birdseye

The peas in your freezer have a fascinating history involving fur trapping, candy boxes, and a frozen alligator.

Fake It Until You Make It: 10 Artificial Ruins

In the 18th and 19th centuries, counterfeit ruins were all the rage on grand estates.

11 Delicious Facts About Good Burger

It takes just 14 words—“Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger, can I take your order?”—to make a ‘90s kid swoon with nostalgia.

12 Ways Art Museums Protect Their Masterpieces

It takes a lot of innovation to preserve the past. Here is just a taste of the many ways art museums around the globe protect their priceless treasures.

9 Notable Buildings With Secret Floors

Some famous buildings have secret stories right under your nose—if you know where to look.

5 Surprising Facts About the Battle of Dunkirk

With Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’ winning critical acclaim, the world’s attention is once again focused on the historic events recounted in the film.

41 Wonderful Facts About Mister Rogers

Fred Rogers remains an icon of kindness for the ages. An innovator of children’s television, his salt-of-the-earth demeanor and genuinely gentle nature taught a generation of kids the value of kindness.

9 Wild Facts About the Bronx Zoo

One of their cobras has a very active Twitter account.

7 Famous People Researchers Want to Exhume

DNA research and other techniques might help us understand how famous people died, or the ailments they suffered while they lived.

23 Slang Terms You Only Understand if You Work in Antarctica

Antarctica has developed a lingo all its own.

10 Pieces of Lying Lingo from Across the United States

Maligner. Fabricator. Fibber. Con artist. There are all sorts of ways you can say "liar," but in case you're running out, we’ve worked with the editors at the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) to come up with 10 more pieces of lying lingo to

20 Fascinating Facts About Mad Men

Matthew Weiner’s critically acclaimed advertising drama made its debut 10 years ago.

5 Tips for Becoming A Morning Person

Even the most dedicated night owls can train themselves to become early risers.

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