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Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone (1990).

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.

Jennifer M Wood


Our closest evolutionary cousin, the chimpanzee.

‘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.

Michele Debczak








Charles Dickens is just one person who left a mark on the holiday season.

Historical figures like Charles Dickens, Thomas Nast, Washington Irving, and even Queen Charlotte all helped create Christmas as we know it.

Jane Alexander
Hip-Hop, Squatch, and the BrooklyKnight have all been retired.

Some of these former mascots were beloved—and some have been gladly forgotten.

Meredith Danko