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Little is certain about the girl behind the mesmerizing gaze in Johannes Vermeer’s deceptively simple composition.

Do you think you know the gang names from back in the day? Their monikers might sound funny, but they definitely weren’t to be messed with.

Where this bizarre expression came from, how its meaning has evolved, and where you might have seen it used.

If a plane ticket and hotel stay are out of your budget, a paperback book (or a loaner from the library) can help transport you to far-flung, sun soaked climes.

Tens of thousands of fallout shelter signs, with three yellow triangles in a black circle, are visible on building façades today. They serve as grim reminders of the hottest flashes of the Cold War. So why are they still around?

If you have the time, opting for a quick checkout might save you a bit of money and make someone else’s day a whole lot smoother.

Almost as soon as it was introduced—and for generations after—the Presidential Fitness Test was absolutely traumatizing to students who had to endure it. Here’s how the program started—and ended.

These mocktails from decades past blend fresh fruit, citrus juices, and herbs for easy summertime refreshment.

A wave of butter, molasses, or chocolate barreling toward you may sound like a food-lover’s fantasy—but such incidents can actually be deadly.

Hoping to escape the threat of wildfires? You might want to move to one of these small and relatively cold states (but not New Jersey).

Sure, you know that bees pollinate our crops and give us honey. But there's so much more to these buzzing insects than that.

This fill-in-the-blank quiz will test how well you really know classic animated Disney films, from 1959's 'Sleeping Beauty' to 1998's 'Mulan.'