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Mike had a bit more head than these sorry creatures.

Mike was supposed to be dinner. Instead, he became a national treasure.

Robert Peary was celebrated as the first man to reach the North Pole, but his 1909 achievement was controversial from the moment it was announced.

Virginia Woolf's fifth novel has thrilled and frustrated readers since it was published in 1927; today, it’s considered a masterpiece.

The Class of 2030 could have a record number of graduates named Loki.

Paying homage to pop culture is just one baby-naming pattern you can expect to see in 2022.

The legendary parodist helped change pop culture forever.

Since first getting national airplay on the Dr. Demento radio show, "Weird Al" Yankovic has spent decades building his reputation as America's preeminent parody songwriter.

Muggsy Bogues and Patrick Ewing during a Hornets vs. Knicks game in the early 1990s.

Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues isn’t the only short basketball player to have made it to the NBA. But he is the shortest.

Can you guess the facts based on these context-less images?

Sharks are older than trees. A Double Stuf Oreo isn’t truly double-stuffed. Need we say more? Maybe, but we’re not going to.

Is it stock or is it broth? And does it really matter?

If you've been using the terms pretty much interchangeably, you're technically wrong. But you're not alone.

CCCP USA Superman, French Cold War Political Protest Poster

We're detailing some of the most common misconceptions about the Cold War, including how close we came to World War III and Pepsi's impact on world affairs.

Keep these F-words in mind if you're flexiloquent.

The record to solve this Mother's Day hidden-image puzzle is 32 seconds—can you beat it?

Some dogs may not live up to their breed's reputation.

Turns out your golden retriever might not be all that into retrieving.

Celebrate Star Wars Day with our choice of the best collectibles out there, from Baby Yoda Funko Pops to a Death Star cheese board.

The ‘Chicagwa’ cans, designed by Chicago-based artists, are filled with Lake Michigan’s finest drinking water.

Owning the fattest cat in the world is no longer something that’ll earn you a Guinness title. Neither is eating a whole roast ox in record time.

Before he led the Communist Party of China, Mao Zedong worked as a librarian's assistant at Peking University.

Newer car models make it obvious when you're due for an oil change.

Jockey Karis Teetan and Romantic Warrior about to win a race at the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in Hong Kong in April 2022.

The wire in ‘down to the wire’ was originally found on a horse racetrack—and ‘home stretch’ didn’t come from baseball.

Tom Cruise once considered 'Top Gun' sequels a highway to the danger zone.

Tom Cruise was less enthusiastic about a sequel to 'Top Gun' in 1990, which he described a 'fairy tale' version of war.

When schools close this summer, teens will have free access to their local Planet Fitness gym.

A scene from Netflix's 'Meltdown: Three Mile Island' (2022).

In 1979, America came the closest it’s ever been to a commercial nuclear catastrophe when a malfunctioning valve led to a partial meltdown on Three Mile Island.