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A green anaconda, the queen of snakes

Green anacondas can weigh more than 200 pounds, making them the world's heaviest snakes. Get wrapped up in more facts about these big beasts.

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Newspapers work quickly, and mistakes can slip through the cracks—sometimes leading to epic corrections like the 15 listed below. To keep up with more typos and corrections (amusing or otherwise) bookmark Poynter’s Regret the Error.

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Living out of your car on a long trip can be a challenge, but with a few hacks and a couple of emergency tricks up your sleeve, you’ll be a bona fide road warrior.

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While puns may make you groan and have even been called the “lowest and most groveling form of wit,” a good one is a thing of beauty that’s worth celebrating.

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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there was no trendier activity than holding a séance led by a medium, who would serve as a conduit between the living and the dead.

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From bears and storks to singing wolves and castrated sheep, all 16 of the words listed here have surprising zoological origins.

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With more and more people relying on online dating to meet a partner, the act of online dating also gets studied more and more. Here are 11 revelations from recent studies.

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