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Asking a police officer “do you drink?” in the 1970s had nothing to do with grabbing a beer at a nearby bar.

The phenomenon also known as “the Sunday Night Blues” can be daunting—but there are ways you can fight back.

Millennial women across the United States will remember rushing to their mailboxes after school to grab the hottest catalog of the ‘90s: dELiA*s.

The origins of the phrase 'missionary position' involve Alfred Kinsey, some shoddy research, and zero actual missionaries.

Here's how one transcription of Sojourner Truth's 1851 speech fabricated her most famous quote.

If you want to make your money stretch this month, consider waiting for Memorial Days sales on big-ticket items like outdoor furniture and appliances.

Elephants demonstrate complex behaviors that researchers have associated with empathy and mourning, pointing to the animals’ high level of intelligence.

Legend has it that a heroic American commander at the Battle of Bunker Hill implored his men to hold their fire until their enemies were under their noses. But did the event actually happen?

The average body temperature isn't actually 98.6°F, a fact scientists have known for at least three decades. So why does this myth persist?

Now’s your chance to create your own NYT crossword puzzle.

Coyotes can sometimes look like wolves from a distance—but there are some key differences between the two species.

Picasso and his Blue Period have nothing on Yves Klein, who created art almost exclusively in a shade of his own invention.