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Erin McCarthy

While most people associate the concept of trading cards with sports and their most famous players—even non-baseball fans are dimly aware of the value of a “mint” card of a legendary slugger—the cardboard treatment isn’t just reserved for major league end

Kate Erbland
Poultry, a Practical Guide. Hugh Piper, 1877.

Gobble gobble gobble! Whether you’re from the U.S. or abroad, you’re probably going to hear a lot about turkeys in the next few days.

Arallyn Primm


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Thanksgiving is here, which means unwanted questions from your relatives. But don't worry! When the conversation goes bad, just lob one of these facts out there.

Jason English


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We’re all familiar with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig, but what about Owl Jolson, Ralph Phillips, or the Dover Boys of Pimento University?

Joy Lanzendorfer


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Plenty of zoos, aquariums, and wildlife parks have put together fun—and safe!—ways to interact with some of their finest residents in a very hands-on manner.

Kate Erbland


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These groups eschewed typical protests for something a little more creative.

DeAnna Kerley








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GEICO’s delightful customer service would have been wildly popular in any era. Luckily these weird fads are all stuck in the past.

Editorial Staff
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It’s tough to be as exciting as a cuddly pooch, but GEICO’s delightful customer service comes close. Here are the original roles for 15 breeds of pup.

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Back in 1638, clergyman John Wilkins wrote an entire science fiction book devoted to the prospect of a lunar voyage. Since Wilkins’ radical proposal, many others have followed in his footsteps by dreaming of ways we could live on the moon.

DeAnna Kerley


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Beyond Julia Child, Anthony Bourdain and even Alton Brown exists a culinary world limited only by human imagination and gag reflex. Here we explore some lesser known but very intriguing cookbooks.

Therese Oneill
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Sometimes gamers are so desperate for mysteries to unlock that they’re willing to just believe about anything to find them.

Rudie Obias