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Is William McGonagall the best poet ever? Absolutely not. Is he the best bad poet ever? Quite possibly yes.

Divers in Crosby, Minnesota, can visit a statue of Jason Voorhees—the masked murderer from the Friday the 13th franchise.

You might associate his name with science fiction, but Ray Bradbury wrote plenty of scary stories that will keep you up at night.

From a homicidal infant to a man who gleefully dismembers his own adolescent daughter, these Ray Bradbury stories are not for the faint of heart.

Pixar's 'Up' was sad enough when it came out in 2009, and this dark fan theory somehow makes the movie even more depressing.

Wet dog smell is an assault on the senses.

Wet dog smell might be among the most challenging aspects of pet ownership. Fortunately, there's a way to mitigate the stink lines coming from your pooch.

Before he was Batman or Beetlejuice, Michael Keaton was a young stand-up comedian on 'An Evening at the Improv.'

Piranhas are a crowd favorite in aquariums.

After sharks, piranhas are one of the world’s most misunderstood fish. They have a reputation for ferocity that's not quite deserved.

This background is basically an invitation for your brain to play tricks on you.

Color optical illusions never fail to confuse and amuse us. Watch your brain play tricks on you with this video.

A WSDA pest biologist holds a dead murder hornet in July 2020.

What is a murder hornet, a.k.a. an Asian giant hornet? An invasive species that likes to tear the heads off honeybees.

A building destroyed by the earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti.

Just days after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, Haiti is now dealing with a tropical depression. Here’s how you can help.

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'My own business bores me to death; I prefer other people's,' Oscar Wilde once said. Read on for more about this master wit, poet, and playwright.

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Many of the objects on actress Emily Hampshire’s shelves are representative of her iconic roles on '12 Monkeys' and 'Schitt's Creek.'

Paying to relieve yourself was surprisingly common in the 20th century.

Since the Roman Empire, government has sought to tax your poops. It took four high school students to stand up to this turd tyranny.

If you find yourself frustrated at the lack of leftie-friendly options on your Android phone, there's an easy way to turn everything around.

Cats like food when it's served without any hassle.

In a new study, cats passed up a food puzzle to get at freely available food. The reason is—cats. But there's a little more to it.

Scientists from the expedition tagging whales in the Santa Barbara Channel.

Fifty-two Hertz, dubbed 'the loneliest whale in the world,' has roamed the Pacific for decades, singing at a much higher frequency than other whale species.

Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider in Last Tango in Paris (1972).

The best NC-17 movies aren’t always the highest-grossing movies, but Marlon Brando’s ‘Last Tango in Paris’ checks both boxes.

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In 1935, a tiger shark on display at the Coogee Aquarium in Sydney, Australia, regurgitated a human arm. The strange incident was just the beginning of one of the country's most twisted murder cases.

Without euchre, we'd have zero Joker movies.

Decks of cards include jokers due to the power of one very popular 19th-century card game called euchre.

Sean Connery stars as James Bond in Goldfinger (1964).

In 1964, 'Goldfinger' established many of the elements that would become regular James Bond movie hallmarks, and made 007 a global superstar.

If the zombie apocalypse does happen in 2021, you'll want to be living in one of these 25 U.S. cities.

Dog fur and dog hair have some important differences.

People with dog allergies debate whether there's a difference between dog fur vs. dog hair. There is, but it's not what you think.

Volcanic activity in Alaska has scientists on guard.

Three volcanoes are exhibiting activity in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, prompting scientists to watch and wait for what may happen next.

A scene from Universal's The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942).

From Quentin Tarantino to Jay and Silent Bob, Hollywood's cinematic universes go way beyond Marvel movies.

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5 Awesome Items on Emily Hampshire's Shelves

Pay-Per-Poop: A History of Pay Toilets

Left-Handers Can Make Their Android Phone Easier to Use With a Few Clicks

Breaking News: Cats Don't Want to Work for Their Food

The Loneliest Whale: Documentary Chronicles a Search for the 52 Hertz Whale

The 25 Highest-Grossing NC-17 Movies Ever Released

When a Captive Shark Vomited Up a Human Arm—and Sparked a Murder Investigation

Why Are There Two Jokers in a Deck of Cards?

18 Behind-the-Scenes Facts About 'Goldfinger'

The 25 Best Cities for Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse in 2021

The Difference Between Dog Fur and Dog Hair

There Are Three Volcanoes in Alaska Erupting Right Now

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