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From traditional eggnog to boozy apple toddies, these old-fashioned holiday bevvies from vintage cookbooks will warm you up on winter days.
You don’t have to follow science news to be familiar with Thomas Edison or Temple Grandin, who are just two of the many innovative scientists who have experienced disabilities and viewed them as assets.
Discover these fascinating facts about "Home Alone," the John Hughes Christmastime classic about a couple of bungling burglars and a kid left behind for the holidays.
Planning a holiday vacation retreat? Here are the top winter destinations to hit up, regardless of whether you prefer warm or cold weather.
‘Survival of the fittest’ is Darwin 101. But did you know that Charles Darwin didn’t actually coin that phrase? Let’s explore some common myths and misconceptions about evolution.
If moms had a choice, they wouldn’t go into labor around the holidays.
From canned cranberries to the world's largest helping of mac and cheese, these fun food facts will wow your Thanksgiving guests.
Black Friday shopping may stress you out, but as these tragic shopping stampedes from history show, things could always end up looking a lot worse.
Use them while you're talking turkey.
Keep these tips in mind when discussing politics during the holidays.
Historical figures like Charles Dickens, Thomas Nast, Washington Irving, and even Queen Charlotte all helped create Christmas as we know it.
The Chauvet Cave paintings are tens of thousands of years old and depict iconic animals that are now extinct. Even Werner Herzog was impressed.
Looking to buy your way into citizenship? Discover the differences between golden visas and CIPs, plus which countries are easiest to get into right now.
In the pantheon of SNL sketches-turned-feature films, there are good ideas (‘Wayne’s World’), bad ideas (‘It’s Pat’), and batted-about ideas that never made it to the silver screen.
There are Christmas tree farms scattered throughout the United States. Here’s which states produce the most of the holiday-favorite evergreen.
The holiday toy craze of 1983 inspired a line of counterfeit Kids that were stuffed with flammable rags.
Parenting website BabyCenter has reported the latest news on the most popular names for boys and girls in 2024.
John Hughes’s own hellish trip from New York City to Chicago inspired ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles,’ the 1987 Thanksgiving classic starring Steve Martin and John Candy.