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You're never too old to improve yourself--or out-lift people half your age.

Edith Murway-Traina took up weight training at the age of 91 and can now deadlift more than some of the people reading this.

Employee of Grand Teton National Park seated on a truck.

Park rangers make up just a fraction of the 22,000 people employed by U.S. National Parks. Here are some unexpected jobs offered by the service.

They really could be immunologists, virologists, or epidemiologists.

What does an epidemiologist do? Not the same thing as an immunologist or a virologist. Here’s how to keep them straight.

To see how far your dollar will get you in pizzerias around the country, check out these lists of the cheapest and most expensive cities for pizza.

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Though it may be annoying, sudden muscle fatigue during exercise is nothing to worry about. It's a byproduct of the way your body uses energy.

Reaching a balance between saving money and paying off debt is a sign of healthy finances. Here are a few tips for getting there.

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Smelling or touching the plants in the Poison Garden at the UK's Alnwick Castle could send you to the hospital.

Orson Welles on the set of 'Verites et mensonges' ('F For Fake' or 'Truths and Lies').

From 'Superman Lives' to 'Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian,' these are the greatest movies we'll (probably) never get to see.

The best children’s books of all time come from all over the world, from Ed Young’s ‘Seven Blind Mice’ to Ana María Machado’s ‘Niña Bonita.’

Residents of one of the most expensive small towns in America can spend just as much on real estate as city-dwellers.

Maria Andrejczyk gave up her silver medal for a good cause.

Maria Andrejczyk earned her first-ever Olympic medal this summer after battling back from bone cancer. She immediately sold it in order to help an 8-month-old in need.

Who wants walkies? This good boy wants walkies. (Asking him about a sensible exercise regimen doesn't have quite the same ring to it.)

How long dogs need to be walked depends largely on their breed, size, and face shape. We're not kidding about that last part.

Edgar Allan Poe is depicted in an engraved portrait, circa 1845.

The life of Edgar Allan Poe, author of 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and other horror stories, was as strange as his fiction.

Would you let this star-nosed mole touch you with its schnoz?

The ugliest animals ever, from the blobfish to the star-nosed mole, aren’t just hideous for no reason.

Hayao Miyazaki at the Venice Film Festival in 2008.

Hayao Miyazaki keeps coming out of retirement. His son (and fellow filmmaker) Gorō Miyazaki recently explained why.

If you want to get into the classics but aren't quite ready to crack open a book that was written centuries ago, these comic book versions should be far more accessible.

Wally has won over the hearts of people in Ireland. Even though he's sinking their boats.

The Arctic walrus has traveled nearly 2500 miles for reasons unknown. Now he's capsizing boats. Locals still can't get enough of him.

Airbnb has become a billion-dollar alternative to hotels.

Airbnb, which connects travelers with places to stay, started with a bunch of air mattresses and a dream.

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.'

Raw Granny Power: 100-Year-Old Woman Is the World's Oldest Female Powerlifter

20 Odd Jobs With America's National Parks

Immunologist vs. Virologist vs. Epidemiologist: What’s the Difference?

The Most and Least Expensive Cities for Pizza in the U.S.

The Surprising Reason Your Muscles Get Tired When You Exercise

Saving Money vs. Paying Off Debt: Which One Should Come First?

Don’t Smell the Flowers: How Alnwick Castle’s Poison Garden Finds Beauty in the World’s Deadliest Plants

The 20 Greatest Movies Hollywood Never Made

The Most Popular Children’s Book From Every Country

The 25 Most Expensive Small Towns in America

Polish Olympian Maria Andrejczyk Sold Her Silver Medal for the Best Possible Reason

Here's How Often You Should Walk Your Dog

9 Intriguing Facts About Edgar Allan Poe

6 Beautifully Ugly Animals

Hayao Miyazaki Had to Come Out of Retirement 'In Order to Live,' His Son Says

11 Classic Books Adapted as Graphic Novels

A Walrus Named Wally Is Adorably Terrorizing Ireland

11 Well-Traveled Facts About Airbnb

The Tay Bridge Disaster: William McGonagall and the Worst Poem Ever Written

There’s a Statue of Friday the 13th’s Jason Voorhees at the Bottom of a Lake in Crosby, Minnesota

5 Terrifying Stories by Ray Bradbury

Dark Fan Theory Makes Pixar’s Up Even More Depressing

Woof: Why Wet Dog Smell Is a Thing—and How to Prevent It

Watch a Pre-Beetlejuice and Batman Michael Keaton Try His Hand as a Stand-Up Comic