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15 Celebration-Worthy Facts About Chinese New Year

This upcoming holiday is packed full of traditions and symbolism.

5 Great Love Stories That Weren't All That Great

Valentine’s Day annoys a lot of people. So here’s a reminder that some relationships that are considered the greatest love stories of all time were pretty messed up.

18 Dramatic Ways to Express Yourself with Gestures, According to a 19th Century Book

Then and Now: Photos of the 1915 San Francisco World's Fair

15 Facts About Dune

Learn more about author Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic, including a canceled film project that could have been scored by Pink Floyd.

10 Odd Things You Can Buy From Monks

Everyone knows you can buy cheese, fruitcake, and really good beer from monks, but those aren’t the only businesses that these holy men dabble in. Here are some stranger things you can acquire from them.

10 Odd Jobs From the World War II Military Classification Guide

While some World War II soldiers were storming the beaches of Normandy, others were busy drafting posters to school soldiers on the dangers of venereal diseases.

4 Real Life Dinos Used to Make Jurassic World's Hybrid

20 Legendary Athletes Who Finished Up With Another Team

All-time greats who spent almost their entire career with one franchise before retiring with another.

11 Rough-and-Tumble Facts About Hockey Fights

Nothing heats up hockey fans like an argument about dropping the gloves—a tradition with a long, bloody, and bizarre history.

11 Surprising Things That Were Taxed in Colonial America

Here are 11 seemingly strange things that fell under repressive colonial taxation rules.

8 Complaints Real Colonists Had About British Rule

Here are eight real grievances aired by colonial citizens leading up to and during the Revolutionary War—in their own words.

Portrait of Robert Burns, painted by Alexander Nasmyth.

14 Scots Words from the Works of Robert Burns

Polish up on this list of words and phrases from Robert Burns’s complete works. Highlighting the imagination of his Scots language, they are ripe for revival by Robbie revelers old and new.

11 Surprising Locations That Played a Key Role in the Revolution

Here are 11 locations that are often overlooked by the history books, but nevertheless significantly impacted the war effort.

21 Justified Facts for the Final Season

Fred Ward and Kevin Bacon in Tremors (1990).

20 Fun Facts About Tremors

'Tremors'—which is easily the greatest subterranean monster movie ever made—is the definition of an underground classic. '

15 Schoolhouse Rock Facts

Let's look back on the original run of catchy tunes that are still worth watching.

15 Early Telephone Etiquette Rules We Should Bring Back

Take this opportunity to brush up on some old-fashioned phone etiquette from the days when the technology was brand-new—this way, you won't be caught off-guard next time someone actually dials your number to give you a ring.

11 Amazing Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Benjamin Franklin

Before he was a Founding Father, the multifaceted, ever-experimental Benjamin Franklin was a great many other things—from street performer to political cartoonist, and even a middle-aged widow. Here are a few highlights of Franklin’s early days.

10 Facts About Guinea Worm Disease

25 Things Turning 25 This Year

If 2015 marks your quarter-century of life, you're in great company.

5 Machines that Simulate Natural Disasters

11 of History’s Biggest Pranksters

When you think about the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first thing that comes to mind probably isn’t, “Marie Curie, you rascal.”

Pro tip: Don't forget to yell "hey, bear!" when entering outhouses in Alaska.

5 Animals That Might Show Up In Your Toilet to Terrify You

A woman using an outhouse in Alaska got more than she bargained for when a black bear bit her backside.

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