Did 'Friends' actually take place in a psych ward? Was it just one long promotion for Starbucks? Here are all the wildest 'Friends' fan theories.

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Michigan maintains one of the most successful bottle return programs in America.
People who grew up with smartphones probably never gotten their hair tangled in a coiled phone cord while holding the receiver with their shoulders. Here are some other aspects of old-school telephones that young people might find confusing.
Plan a trip to London centered around your favorite ’Doctor Who’ episodes with this interactive map.
From the “dark politicks” of cuttlefish to the “prodigious bigness” of snakes, here are 10 accounts of the first times explorers encountered new animals, foods, and more.
Superman's first appearance sells for $6 million, making it the most valuable comic ever.
Is your middle name Marie? You could've been born in 1900 or 2015.
The abbreviations are widely understood as “morning” and “afternoon,” but what do the Latin translations actually mean?
In the 2000s, the internet took over, as did social media, streaming, and cell phones that were also cameras and tiny computers. The slang of this era didn’t disappoint, either: From amazeballs to mukbang and beyond, here are some terms you might not have
Grab your tinfoil hats. It’s time to get paranoid about mind control, CIA agents in the media, and other conspiracy theories with small grains of truth behind them.
All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?
The origins are often more complicated (and fun) than you’d expect.
Take a look back at the surprising origins of “Carrie,” Stephen King’s first book—and more importantly, discover how his wife Tabitha King played a pivotal role in its creation.
People have spread incorrect information long before the invention of the internet.
You might already know that Tina Fey and Steve Martin are in SNL’s Five-Timers Club. But what about Drew Barrymore and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson?
Deep in London’s historic Brompton Cemetery sits a mausoleum that houses a Victorian heiress, her daughters, and a time-travel story that keeps growing.
Here’s how to be prepared for what to do before, during, and after an earthquake.
The decade of shoulder pads, leg warmers, and piano-keyboard neckties brought with it some ridiculously awesome band names.
If you were a woman in the 19th century, virtually anything could get you committed to a psychiatric hospital—including drinking too much tea.
When you spritz some Febreze into the air, it actually uses compounds called cyclodextrins to trap those odor-causing molecules.
The generation born between 1965 and 1980 loves nostalgia, has a ton of student debt, and hates cooking.
You don't have to be a retro video game fan to find this classic PlayStation restoration oddly satisfying.
We trace the history of popular dog breeds like golden retrievers, German shepherds, French bulldogs, and more.
People are still torn over the belief that the ninth president died of pneumonia after not wearing a coat to his inauguration.