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11 Fascinating Facts About Jackson Pollock’s ‘No. 5, 1948’

Even if you can’t appreciate this masterpiece's aesthetic, it has a history that’s worth its weight in house paint and stacks of cash.

You’ll want to add ‘The Deep,’ My Heart Is a Chainsaw,’ ‘Our Share of Night,’ and ‘The Between’ to your reading list.

11 Contemporary Horror Authors to Read (Who Aren’t Stephen King)

If you want to expand your horror reading beyond Stephen King, look no further than this list, which features everyone from Mariana Enriquez to Stephen Graham Jones and beyond.

6 Cures for Combatting Homesickness

Homesickness is normal. Here are some techniques for how to cope with the feeling.

8 Historical Accounts of Werewolves

Turning into a werewolf was a popular pastime in 16th-century France.

You’ll want to start using these butt-related euphemisms from days past.

13 Old and Obscure Terms for the Butt

When talking about the fundament, some terms have slipped through the crack of lexical history—so please enjoy these old and enjoyable terms for the hindquarters.

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios.

The Most Terrifying Haunted Attraction in All 50 States

From Knotts Scary Farm to Eastern State Penitentiary, these haunted attractions are worth a visit this Halloween season.

Sometimes a picture doesn’t tell the whole story.

The Stories Behind 8 Famous Photos

From Elvis Presley wearing a velvet suit to meet Richard Nixon to the migrant mother who unwittingly became the face of the Great Depression, these are the true stories behind a few iconic photographs from history.

Joan Rivers, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Keanu Reeves have all had ghostly encounters.

8 Famous Figures, Past and Present, Who Claimed to Have Encountered Ghosts

Being rich, famous, or influential has plenty of perks—but escaping the spirit world’s torments isn’t necessarily one of them.

You can still get Prime Day-level pricing on some top-rated items.

Missed October Prime Day? Here Are the Best Amazon Deals You Can Still Get Online

Some Prime Big Deal Days sales are still going strong, even though October Prime Day is over. Discover the best Amazon deals you can still shop here.

The OED features 600,000 words over a thousand years of the English language.

13 Fascinating Facts About the Oxford English Dictionary

It took more than 70 years and tons of volunteer labor to create “the definitive record of the English language”—including an assist from a murderer. Get to know the Oxford English Dictionary better.

A freaky downspout carved in the form of a gargoyle on the Church of Saint Severin in Paris, France.

10 Fanciful Facts about Gargoyles

Technically, only the figures that function as water spouts are actual gargoyles.

‘Flippy-floppy’ is an example of a reduplicative word.

A Higgledy-Piggledy Look at 12 Rare Reduplicative Words

Though these words sound like fiddle-faddle, they have specific uses that go beyond yada yada and twittle-twattle.

Death is the start of a great adventure.

30 Astonishing Facts About Death

No, your fingernails don't keep growing after death. Here are 29 other amazing facts about your final exit.

Victor Hugo, Anne Rice, and Thomas Hardy were all believers.

9 Authors Who Believed in Ghosts

Some, like Harriet Beecher Stowe and Victor Hugo, believed they had communicated with spirits directly; others, like Nathaniel Hawthorne and Thomas Hardy, had ghostly encounters they couldn’t explain.

Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael in ‘Wham!”

The 20 Best Documentaries on Netflix Right Now

The best documentaries prove that truth is not only stranger than fiction—it's frequently more entertaining.

Your pet can get a lot out of Prime Day, too.

The Best October Prime Day Deals For Pet Lovers To Shop Now

From automatic feeders to litter boxes and more, the best October Prime Day pet deals can help pet lovers save even more this fall.

Takoyaki being prepared out of a stall in Osaka, Japan.

The 10 Best Cities for Michelin Dining on a Budget

From George Town to Tokyo, these world-class food cities won’t exhaust your travel budget.

21 Old and Odd Directional Words

The rich history of the English language is full of similar directional words that are cool but uncommon, like ‘pancakewards,’ ‘couchward,’ and ‘pocketwards.’

The cover of Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.’

11 Strange Facts About ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde’

The true facts surrounding the classic work are as mysterious and intriguing as the novel itself.

‘Avocado’ doesn’t mean what you think it means.

11 Common English Words That Come From Native American Languages

‘Avocado’ comes to us from Nahuatl—and it doesn’t mean what you might think it means.

9 Fake Words That Ended Up in the Dictionary

Ghost words have nothing to do with otherworldly apparitions, but they’re enough to scare the headwords off lexicographers.

16 Cryptids That Might (Or Might Not) Exist

Almost every country has its own cryptid, from giant bats in Java to enormous water hounds in Ireland.

10 Facts About Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios

In the weeks leading up to Halloween, the family-friendly characters that normally populate Universal Studios are replaced with killer clowns and chainsaw-wielding maniacs.

The 10 Most Challenged Books of 2022

Parents and politicians are trying to pull books off shelves at a record-setting pace.

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