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5 of the Most Expensive Pizzas Ever Made

There’s a big difference between a $40 pie from your local pizzeria and a $12,000 one topped with rare caviar, choice bits of Maine lobster, and piles of shaved truffles.

8 Times Cats Interrupted Things

Because cats.

7 Très Interesting Facts about Canadian French

Most Americans don’t need to fly across an ocean to immerse themselves in the French language. There are millions of French speakers just to our north in Canada.

25 Surprising Facts About Nirvana

On April 5, 1994, the music world mourned the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, who died by suicide at the age of 27.

Here’s some international email etiquette to know.

13 Rules Regarding Proper Email Etiquette from Around the World

Email culture varies widely around the world, from the response times you can expect to the phrasing and tone used. Keep these quirks and customs in mind when messaging people.

President Harrison was partial to corn soup.

Eat Like a Commander-in-Chief: 15 President-Approved Recipes

'The Presidents’ Cookbook' includes not just recipes, but everything you could ever want to know about how chief executives up to Lyndon B. Johnson entertained.

5 Research-Backed Tips for Successful Negotiations

Negotiation isn't a battle, it's a joint problem-solving session.

8 Tips for Speaking Persuasively and Getting What You Want

The average audience will only listen for 1.5 minutes. This is how to grab and keep their attention.

10 Weird and Wonderful Personal Collections

Back scratchers, umbrella sleeves, and fossilized poop are the items of choice for these unique collectors. Check out what they've been collecting over the years.

12 Secrets of Greeting Card Designers

There's a reason they don't like using faces.

5 Times Scientists Played Animal Matchmakers

Sometimes Cupid needs a little push.

8 Architectural Wonders Built in the Name of Love

Because sometimes flowers and a box of chocolates don’t quite cut it.

14 Terms of Affection from Across the U.S.

Looking for a way to spice up your love language? Snuggle up with these 14 idioms, slang terms, and sayings from the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) on how to get it on all over the United States.

7 Tips for Finding Rewarding Volunteer Work

Donating your time can be emotionally rewarding (and tax-deductible).

7 Discontinued Oscar Categories

In the lead-up to this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, we’re exploring some past categories that deserve their own spot in the "In Memoriam" tribute.

Leave it to the Victorians to make a bracelet of woven hair.

9 Victorian Hobbies That Seem Weird Today

From graveyard picnics to humanlike animal taxidermy, these Victorian pastimes are certainly unusual by modern standards.

12 Historic Westminster Best in Show Winners

The award has a long and interesting history.

8 Products to Keep You Cozy This Winter

Because we don't have the luxury of hibernating from December through March.

14 Simple Secrets of Professional Organizers

They’re not judging you for how much stuff you have—promise.

11 Facts for Thomas Paine's Birthday

The brilliant essayist's polarizing pen brought him praise and scorn on both sides of the Atlantic.

5 Sneaky Ways Credit Card Companies Get You to Overspend

You can beat the credit card companies at their own money-making game, you just need to know their tactics.

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5 Future Oscar Nominees Who Appeared on Law & Order: SVU

Over the course of 400 episodes and nearly 20 years, the beloved crime series has landed some major stars.

18 Things You Might Not Know About Wayne’s World

You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll learn.

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11 Facts About I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

The first of Maya Angelou’s seven autobiographies, 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,' deals with weighty issues like rape, identity, and racism. When it came out in 1969, it was one of the first books to honestly depict the experiences of a black woman gr

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