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For Gen Xers and elder Millennials, there’s nothing like the scent of Strawberry Shortcake and her dessert-themed friends for bringing back fond childhood memories.

Every summer at the beach, sand becomes an essential ingredient in the recipe for fun. But what the heck is it?

As long as you have a cedar plank, salmon is invited to the barbecue.

A basic cedar wood plank is one the easiest ways to upgrade your grilling game.

By the age of 34, Lorraine Hansberry was already the author of two plays that had appeared on Broadway. She should have been on course for a long and successful career—but tragically, that wouldn't happen. Still, her legacy has endured.

Make sure you know how to keep your pet safe during tick season.

Tick collars, topical treatments, and oral medication are just a few things you can try to keep ticks from biting your pets.

This 1984 sci-fi thriller launched more than just a film franchise.

The low-budget sci-fi slasher from James Cameron became a huge movie franchise. Here's how it all got started.

Whether an entire town can’t stop dancing or people suddenly start worrying about minor marks on their windshields, these seemingly unbelievable events have had some surprising (and sometimes devastating) effects.

Maurice Sendak's books were shaped by his own childhood: one marked by the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the concentration camp deaths of most of his extended family, and parents consumed by depression and anger.

When it comes to the best housewarming gifts, what new homeowners really need are the practical basics. Tool kits, painting supplies, leak detectors, and cleaners will make settling into a new house much easier.

Before home pregnancy tests, the most reliable test was just to wait and see. But people still wanted to know as early as possible whether they were harboring a tiny human.

There are several techniques firefighters use to put fires out quickly, completely, and safely.

Calling all Gen Xers and elder millennials: Your old cassettes could be worth a bundle.

Back in the 1980s and ‘90s, audio cassettes were everything. Here are some of the most valuable cassette tapes today from those eras, including Nirvana’s “Nevermind,” and more.

Before Matthew Macfadyen was Tom Wambsgans in 'Succession,' he was Mr. Darcy in 'Pride & Prejudice.' And people were not happy.

Fan enthusiasm can be a wonderful thing—but sometimes it can go a bit too far. Here are 10 of the biggest casting backlashes in modern film history.

Canadian wildfires have covered New York City in a dull amber pall.

Canadian wildfires have caused air quality alerts to go into effect across the U.S. Here’s how to stay safe.

What's the right way to describe a group of worms? A "bunch" may sound like a lazy descriptor, but it's correct.

Not all Manx cats are tailless like this one.

Manx cats can have tails of varying lengths, but only “rumpies” or “rumpy risers” are eligible to compete in the championship classes in CFA cat shows.

These books altered history in ways big and small.

Here, in no particular order, are just a few of history’s most influential tomes—and how they made humanity look at things in a new light.

If there were an award for most covered artists of all time, The Beatles would undoubtedly be a top contender.

Jim Carrey had a year unlike any other actor in 1994, during which he starred in three number one comedies: 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,' 'Dumb and Dumber,' and 'The Mask.'

Nearly a half-century after its release, Queen’s classic “mock opera”—a favorite of Wayne and Garth’s—is still regularly cited as one of the greatest songs ever recorded.

These linguistic illusions will hurt your brain.

Linguistic illusions—a phenomenon in which your judgment or understanding of a sentence or phrase conflicts with its actual meaning or structure—reveal how we process the world, and remind us that things aren’t always as they seem.