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11 Delicious Food Museums
There are culinary and agricultural museums around the world that celebrate the finer points of food, its production, and the people involved in growing and making it.
11 Magnified Photos of Creepy Crawlies
Thanks to electron microscopes, we can get an extremely close-up view of the wonder—or the horror—of the world around us.
10 Proven Ways to Become a Movie Star
Did all movie stars start out as waiters and auditioning for any roles they could get? Hardly. These shortcuts to stardom worked for classic stars like Carole Lombard, John Wayne, and others.
10 Awesome 100-Year-Old Crafts for Kids
A guide to keeping kids busy in the early 20th century.
50 Things Turning 50 This Year
Back in January, we looked at 30 things turning 30 this year. Now let's see who's joining the half-century club in 2014.
10 Ridiculous Reasons to Call 911
There are only a few situations that justify a call to 911. But there are loads of terrible excuses for dialing dispatch.
5 Tips for Napping Your Way to Success
Does Daylight Saving Time have you in a napping mood? Maybe your boss should thank you for snoozing at your desk this week.
10 Excellent Internet Riffs on True Detective
Philosophical Rust Cohle and good old boy Marty Hart have spawned many a delightful internet meme. In honor of tonight's season finale, here are a few of our favorites.
10 People Banned from ‘Saturday Night Live’
Here are a few celebrities who went so far that most of them never appeared in the hallowed halls of 8H again.
12 Things You Might Not Know About T. rex
The world’s most famous dinosaur is a lot more interesting than many people realize.
6 Surprisingly Fascinating Stockpiles
7 Ways to Improve Your Online Dating Profile With the Power of Words
Last month, Wired did a study of dating profiles with the help of OkCupid and Match.com in order to assemble some tips on writing the perfect profile. Here are seven things they discovered from crunching the numbers on the words people use in their dating
7 Cities That Have Their Own Currencies
There are a handful of currencies around the world that you can only spend in a single town or city. Here are seven of the best-known examples.
41 Brand Names Given to Drugs in The Wire
“Pandemic” isn’t the only illicit substance hitting the streets in David Simon’s Baltimore
10 Movie Star Strategies for Changing Your Name
In the Golden Years of Hollywood, it was almost essential for any movie star to change their name—unless they happened to be born with an instantly cool name like Errol Flynn or Clark Gable. So if you’re a movie star, how do you choose your new name? Here
10 Rejection Letters Sent to Very Successful People
Don't let rejection get you down. The world’s most talented people have been there, too.
11 Wonderful Wunderkammer, or Curiosity Cabinets
The glass display cases called "curio cabinets" got both their form and their name from the historic "Cabinets of Curiosity." Though ubiquitous today, curio cabinets come from a rich history of passionate collectors and exultant status-seekers, looking fo
8 Ad Taglines that Sneakily Ding the Competition
To get in a good jab at the competition, you’ve got to be indirect, but not so indirect that your audience won’t pick up on it at all.
20 Mockbusters You Might Confuse for the Real Movie
Sometimes smaller studios try to cash in on a major movie by releasing their own low-budget version.
7 Weird and Wonderful “Let It Go” Remixes
This Frozen number has taken the internet by storm.
9 Oscar Nominated Films We've Lost
It’s no surprise that the Academy Film Archive is also in on the hunt with its “Oscar’s Most Wanted” search, because a few of its own honorees are currently still missing.
6 Weird Animal Phenomena Investigated by Science
These animal kingdom oddities may seem like urban legends, but they all actually happened and had real-life scientists scratching their heads.
7 Special Oscar Categories and Awards
While Oscar categories such as Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Director are well-known, there are a few special categories and awards that are a little more obscure.