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USDA Warning: Your Yard Is Not a Freezer, So Don’t Put Your Food Outside If You Lose Power

It may be tempting to use your backyard as a freezer during the Texas power outage, but the USDA warns that that's a bad idea.

Your favorite condiments have unusual origins.

A Brief History of Ketchup and Mustard

How did ketchup and mustard—two condiments with thousands of years of history between them—become associated with hot dogs and hamburgers?

Watching Hayao Miyazaki Make Ramen Is a Scene Straight Out of a Studio Ghibli Movie

If you watch Studio Ghibli movies for the food scenes, you'll love this clip of Hayao Miyazaki making ramen for the animators of 'Spirited Away.'

An 'ice volcano' erupts along Lake Michigan.

'Ice Volcanoes' Are Forming—Here's Why

The peculiar mounds of ice that 'erupt' with water are popping up near the Great Lakes and as far away as Kazakhstan.

A still from Ishirô Honda's King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963).

11 Huge Facts About King Kong vs. Godzilla

'Godzilla vs. Kong'—a new slugfest from Legendary Pictures—is set to be released on March 31, 2021. But it won't be the first time these monsters have faced off; they met once before in 1962’s 'King Kong vs. Godzilla.'

Microscopic Wasps Will Help Stamp Out a Moth Infestation at Anne Boleyn’s Ancestral Home

It’s the ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ of the insect world, featuring a cameo by Anne Boleyn’s headless ghost.

Several Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Receive $650,000 Grant to Protect Their Campuses

The $650,000 in grant money will go to restoring and preserving the campuses of eight historically Black colleges and universities in the U.S.

Daniel Radcliffe at the London premiere of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001.

How an Allergic Reaction Made an Emotional Scene in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Even More Tear-Filled for Daniel Radcliffe

Harry Potter’s eye color posed a problem for a preteen Daniel Radcliffe, but it also helped him act up a storm.

6 Ways to Help People Affected by Texas’s Cold Weather Crisis

Frigid temperatures have left many Texans without electricity, heat, and even water. Here’s how to help from afar.

Easily Identify the Birds in Your Backyard With the Cornell Ornithology Lab's Free Merlin App

The Merlin Bird ID app from Cornell's ornithology lab helps you identify the birds you see even if you don't have a picture.

Ruins of Industrial Brewery Unearthed in Ancient Egypt City

The massive brewery uncovered in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos was capable of producing 5900 gallons of beer at a time.

An enamel pendant commemorating the death of Queen Victoria's daughter, Alice.

Pieces of Queen Victoria’s ‘Mourning Jewelry’ Are Going Up for Sale in London

Queen Victoria didn’t just wear black dresses to mourn the deaths of Prince Albert and other family members—she also commissioned special jewelry.

Brandon Kyle Goodman, Olivia Cooke, and Andrew Scott in Modern Love.

10 Facts About Amazon's Modern Love

"Modern Love," The New York Times's long-running column detailing real-life love stories, is also a podcast and a critically acclaimed, star-filled TV series that is awaiting its second season.

Pining for the Sounds of Your Favorite Watering Hole? The ‘I Miss My Bar’ Site Can Help

Cozy, crowded watering holes still aren’t safe to visit in person, but you can now mimic the din at home.

5 Things You Should Know About Mardi Gras

If you've ever wondered what Mardi Gras means in English, or what King Cake really is, we have the answers.

John F. Kennedy’s Harvard Sweater, Plus Locks of Abe Lincoln and George Washington’s Hair, Are Among Presidential Oddities Up for Auction

Six months after JFK’s assassination, a staff member lent his Harvard cardigan to a cold CBS cameraman. It could now fetch $35,000.

The Real Reason Cars Have Those 'Grab Handles' Above the Doors

This particular car safety feature isn’t so your passengers can wordlessly convey that they think you’re a reckless driver.

This is rarely what lettuce looks like after a day or two in the fridge.

A Simple Trick for Keeping Lettuce Fresh

You don't have to put up with the disappointment of brown, slimy greens anymore. Lettuce show you how.

If they're not sitting at a desk all day, they might be a blue-collar worker.

Blue Collar vs. White Collar Jobs: What’s the Difference?

White collar jobs are purportedly better paying and more respectable than blue collar jobs—here’s how that came to be.

"Oh great, another word I've never heard before."

The 10 Most Confusing Books of All Time

If Joseph Heller’s 'Catch-22' confused you to the point of frustration (or abandonment), you’re not alone.

The Quest for the North Pole, Episode 5: Meet Peary and Henson

In this episode, we’ll meet Robert Peary and Matthew Henson, two adventurers with completely different backgrounds and temperaments who formed one of the most enduring and successful partnerships in the history of exploration. But there were also disappoi

What Are Those Meatless, Plant-Based Burgers Actually Made Of?

Plant-based meat alternatives like Beyond Meat and the Impossible Burger are definitely vegan, but that doesn't mean they're healthy.

You’ve Been Peeling Your Oranges All Wrong

Peel your oranges quickly and get all the fruit off the peel with the innovative method laid out in this video.

Holding a bingo game without the correct permit in North Carolina could get you in trouble.

19 Weird Laws You Might Have Broken

Have you handled fish in "suspicious circumstances," or kept your prescription medication in something other than its prescription bottle? Depending on where you are, you might have broken one of many strange laws on the books.

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