A 120-Year-Old Denmark Lighthouse Rides Away From Coastal Erosion on Rollerblades
When it was built in 1899, more than 650 feet of land separated it from the water. By the 2000s, that number had dwindled to 20.
When it was built in 1899, more than 650 feet of land separated it from the water. By the 2000s, that number had dwindled to 20.
It all started on November 1, 1919, when the residents of Anoka, Minnesota, woke up to an epic prank.
More than 40 pets moved from shelters in Sonoma County, California are in need of new homes as wildfires rage across the state.
'Romeo and Juliet,' William Shakespeare’s 16th-century play about the tragic story of two star-crossed lovers, continues to intrigue readers today.
St. Edward’s Crown, the crown jewel of the Crown Jewels, is bedazzled with sapphires, topaz, amethysts, and more.
Steppe eagles have 7-foot wingspans, mainly eat carrion, and never read the fine print on their cell phone plans.
Let’s explore why we wear—or once wore—socks up to our knees, cloth around our neck, and pants down to the floor.
If you've ever lacked the motivation to go to the gym, you'll relate to Cinderblock the fat cat's creative workout strategy.
When he was president, Theodore Roosevelt could fit eight meetings in an hour—that’s 7.5 minutes for each one. By the time he entered office, Roosevelt had had a fair bit of experience racing against time and coming out ahead: From studying unde
Indulge in Rory and Lorelai Gilmore’s favorite junk food at the Warner Bros. studio tour this winter.
Even though there are no people living on Mullion Island off Cornwall in England, rubber bands turn up there by the thousands. Now researchers think they know why.
Did the Russian aristocrat Elisabeth Demidoff really offer the family fortune to anyone who would spend a year and a day in her tomb?
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is known for her larger-than-life pop art. For her latest project, she's designed a giant balloon for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
According to Teddy Roosevelt, “The reader’s personal and individual taste must be the guiding factor” when choosing a book to read.
One of Thomas Edison's final inventions was a machine he built to contact spirits—and to show up his rival Nikola Tesla one last time.
There are 29 statues in Central Park, yet none of real women from history. That will change when a monument to Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Sojourner Truth is installed in 2020.
Noiseless, trigger-less jazz hands are the British Sign Language’s official expression for applause.
There are good movies, there are bad movies, and there are movies that are so infinitely terrible that it’s hard not to love them just a little bit.
How do you buy alcohol in the United States during prohibition? If you're Winston Churchill, you've got a doctor's note.
One in every 17 Sierra Leonean women dies during pregnancy or childbirth. John Green wants to change that.
John Nash—known for his work on game theory, his struggles with schizophrenia, and his biopic 'A Beautiful Mind'—won a Nobel Prize in 1994. Now, his award is going up for auction.
Voldemort looks increasingly shabby as the last Harry Potter movie progresses, and Wizarding World just explained why.
Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, is a sacred site to the Anangu people. As of Saturday, it will be permanently closed to tourists looking to climb it.
Standing tall in the Scandinavian countryside, Viking runestones bear messages from 1000 years ago in an alphabet called the Futhark. Read on for more little-known lore.