The tradition of judges wearing black robes goes back centuries, but the meaning behind it is as timely as ever.

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Filmmakers have been making movies about vampires almost since the inception of motion pictures, and our public fascination with these creatures of the night has not yet dimmed. Here are 25 of the best of them.
Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle but spent much of his childhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, where his grandparents lived in Hogan's Alley—a historical Black neighborhood that was lost to time and urban renewal.
The Constitution never specified a number of Supreme Court justices, and it’s fluctuated quite a lot over the years.
What could be scarier than driving down a dark road at night? Driving down one of these dark roads at night. If any of the below roads—compiled by Commercial Truck Trader—pop up on your GPS this spooky season, consider finding an alternate route.
No need to run to McDonald's to find out that the ice cream machine is busted. A new website tracks the availability of its deliciousness in real time.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows has long promoted goodwill among all, but its disbanded lodges had a habit of leaving behind human remains for the new occupants to discover.
The practice of trick or treating didn't appear in North America until the 1930s, when kids started emulating front-page criminals and used principles of extortion and racketeering to demand candy—or else.
Before Vladimir Nabokov gained fame for ‘Lolita,’ he helped hone the writing skills of a future Supreme Court icon.
In this final bonus episode of History Vs., Erin and Mental Floss fact checker Austin Thompson discuss the challenges and delights of tracking down the truth about Theodore Roosevelt—and bust some TR myths, too. Learn more about your ad-choices at https
Grant Imahara, who passed away in July at age 49, is the namesake of The Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation, which will help bring opportunities to students.
Andrew Scott’s unforgettable performance in Phoebe Waller-Bridge's 'Fleabag' warrants a LEGO portrait or two.
Theodore Roosevelt had very particular ideas about how Sagamore Hill should be designed—including "a very big piazza ... where we could sit in rocking chairs and look at the sunset." Here what you should know about Roosevelt's "Summer White House."
Bermuda's red soil and the Bahamas's white-sand beaches might have come from the same place: the Sahara Desert.
Plenty of people want to go all out as Baby Yoda or Beetlejuice, but even more just want to throw on a pointy hat and call it a day.
During its first 20 years, every face paint-caked zombie or masked ghoul working at ScareHouse was taught one maxim: Get into people’s personal space. Then the COVID-19 pandemic arrived.
No matter what generation you belong to, consider these retro gifts when shopping for the Millennials in your life.
The pervasive slang term was everywhere following the 2006 release of 'Borat.' But it isn't made up.
"RIP" has a pretty obvious meaning, but some tombstone symbols—like a corn husk or a camel—can be a little puzzling.
It’s hard to compete with the Ivy League schools, but the institutes of technology are putting up a good fight.
By measuring the heart rates of viewers, GIGACalculator.com has determined the most terrifying movies in the horror genre.
While 'The Conjuring' films, 'The Amityville Horror,' and 'The Haunting In Connecticut' brought paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren fame, the question of who they were behind the films remains as interesting as ever.
It's a bit of an oversimplification, but the food you eat really can take a wrong turn before it hits your stomach.
The rodents have taken to noshing on pumpkins this Halloween season, but there are a few ways you can fight back.