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Whether you loved high school or hated it, filmmakers seem determined to give you as many opportunities as possible to relive it.
Requiring blood tests to get a marriage license had nothing to do with an Oedipal fear of accidentally marrying a close relative.
Made from 80 percent wood chips, the composite toilet from Woodio is waterproof and splinter-free.
Master of horror Stephen King has seen countless adaptations of his books, novellas, and short stories. These are some of the best of them.
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei used LEGO bricks to build a 50-foot long tribute to Monet.
When did woolly mammoths go extinct? Their fossilized bones say one thing, but their poop paints a messier picture.
Phillis Wheatley was the American colonies’ first Black poet and second woman to publish a book of poems. Here are more facts about her.
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They’re cute. They’re cuddly. But beware: these undeniably adorable animals are dangerous.
John Wayne had a little to do with it.
The composer suffered from hearing loss and a number of mysterious ailments before his death at age 56. His hair is providing some answers.
Conservation officers for New Mexico’s Department of Game and Fish may get to cuddle a bear cub every once in a while.
You can learn about new women-owned businesses through Amazon's Women’s History Month hub page.
Swiping a French fry can trigger a thought process that can make it even more delicious.
Sometimes there are words that you've seen, read, and maybe even used in conversation whose meaning you can never keep straight.
Wilma Rudolph made history as a Black woman athlete at the 1960 Rome Olympics, becoming the first American woman to win three gold medals at one Olympics.
Washington, D.C. is a cherry blossom explosion, sure. But the cherry trees in NYC’s Central Park are pretty nice, too.