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If 2500 people use the voter registration tools on Samuel L. Jackson's HeadCount page, the actor will teach you how to swear in 15 different languages.

A baby Hemingway tottered through the halls of this idyllic edifice.

The museum is a tribute to Ernest Hemingway’s legacy in Oak Park, Illinois, and a reflection of the salon culture of his era.

If you have your heart set on owning a home, you might want to consider moving to West Virginia or Mississippi.

Who wouldn't be screaming in this situation?

Our ancestors may have predisposed us to fear spiders, insects, and other many-legged creatures, but there's a lot more to it.

Sarah Edmondson in a scene from The Vow (2020).

The HBO docuseries 'The Vow' offers an in-depth exploration of NXIVM, the multi-level marketing scheme-cum-sex cult that has been making headlines for the past several years.

If you're looking for a spooky way to celebrate the season, order this Ghostbusters-inspired off-menu item from Starbucks.

Sometimes bad jokes can be for a good cause.

How far would you go for a cheap joke? One guy cycled 69 miles a day for over a month. But he had reasons beyond a punchline.

These are the Netflix original movies and television shows people are streaming all around the world.

Based on IMDb ratings, these are the best and worst film's of nine Oscar-winning directors in Hollywood.

A look at the Global Safety Net's online map application.

Certain lands can store large quantities of carbon (though we also need to cut carbon emissions in the first place).

A photo of Radiohead members Phil Selway, Jonny Greenwood, Thom Yorke, Colin Greenwood, and Ed O'Brien in 1995.

When Radiohead released 'Kid A' on October 2, 2000, few people were prepared for the album—or the lasting effect it would have on the music industry.

Lefty, last year's Fat Bear Week runner-up.

The brown bears are ballooning in preparation for the long winter—and it’s up to you to decide which is the fattest.

The cast of Cop Rock—in a rare moment of not singing about law and order.

There’s a time and a place for a jaunty Hall & Oates pastiche, but—as the creators of 'Cop Rock' discovered the hard way—it’s probably not in the middle of a self-described “baby merchant” getting caught in a child abduction sting.

Some people can change their winter mindset.

Learning to think like a Norwegian may help Americans cope with a winter made harder by the pandemic.

Halloween scares can sometimes invite legal action.

Every so often, Halloween celebrations can get a little out of hand. That's when the courts have to intervene, scaring everyone with summary judgments.

Talking about being fired can make people apprehensive.

Talking about being fired can be uncomfortable, but there's a simple way to discuss it without being defensive.

Five African grey parrots have been put in solitary bird confinement after they failed to control their excessive swearing tirades, including telling visitors to "f*ck off."

Iron filings don’t seem like obvious playthings. They’re extremely unpleasant if swallowed, can cause great harm to the eyes, and are best not inhaled. Yet they are at the core of one of the world’s best-loved toys: Wooly Willy.

Tattoos might inhibit a person's ability to sweat.

A small study found that inked skin has a reduced ability to cool itself off, pointing to possible damage to sweat glands.

With more free time as a result of the pandemic, people have been reporting more UFO sightings.

With more time to stargaze, people have reported more than 5000 sightings of unidentified flying objects so far in 2020.

Visitors who enter Medina, Ohio's Rainforest Car Wash in October leave with a clean vehicle—and plenty of nightmare fuel.

In 1936, there was a lot going on in the city of Cleveland. In addition to being in the midst of the Great Depression, the city had a serial killer on the loose—one who remains unknown to this day.

Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes, and Sam Claflin as Mycroft Holmes in Netflix's Enola Holmes (2020).

Though her name may be lesser known, Enola Holmes—teenage sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes—has been around for more than a decade in the form of Nancy Springer’s young adult book series. Now she's featured in a hit Netflix movie starring Millie Bobby

Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski star in The Office.

'The Office' star Jenna Fischer's onscreen family and friends were all in attendance to see Dunder Mifflin’s sweethearts finally say “I do,” but there was another secret that day.

Samuel L. Jackson Wants to Teach You to Swear in 15 Different Languages

The Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum in Illinois Might Shut Down Forever—Here’s How to Help Save It

Here's How Much Money You Need to Earn in Each State to Afford a Home

Why Are Humans Afraid of Bugs?

10 Facts About NXIVM and The Vow, HBO's True Crime Docuseries

There’s a Ghostbusters Frappuccino on Starbucks’s Secret Menu—Here’s How to Order One

A Man Cycled More Than 2500 Miles From Poo Poo Point, Washington, to Pee Pee Creek, Ohio

Every Country's Favorite Netflix Original, Mapped

The Best and Worst Movies of 9 Oscar-Winning Directors

Which Places Should We Protect First to Stop Climate Change? This Interactive Map Tells You

10 Facts About Radiohead’s 'Kid A'

Drop Everything! Fat Bear Week Has Arrived in Alaska’s Katmai National Park

Cop Rock: How ABC Created the Strangest TV Musical Of All Time

Norwegians May Hold the Secret to Braving a Winter Lockdown

Got a Job Interview and Need to Explain Why You Were Fired? Here's How

Profane Polly: Expletive-Spewing Parrots Have Been Removed From an England Zoo

The Magnetic Appeal of Wooly Willy

Your Tattoos Could Be Messing With Your Sweat Glands

UFO Sightings Are Up 51 Percent During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nightmare Fuel: An Ohio Car Wash Transforms Into a Haunted Drive-Thru for Halloween

The Cleveland Torso Murderer: The Scariest Serial Killer You've Never Heard Of

Who Is Enola Holmes? 7 Facts About Nancy Springer’s Hit YA Book Series

The Fun Family Connection Jenna Fischer Had to a Minor Character in The Office