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Kids Can Join Children's Book Author Mo Willems for Daily "Lunch Doodles" on YouTube

Kids isolated at home can tune into the Kennedy Center's YouTube channel at 1 p.m. EST every weekday for "lunch doodles" with artist-in-residence Mo Willems.

A Little Free Library full of canned goods in Chicago.

People Are Stocking Their Little Free Libraries With Food and Toilet Paper to Help Neighbors

Now, Little Free Libraries across the map hold everything from peanut butter to toilet paper—and some books, too.

Slice Cherry Tomatoes In Seconds With This Brilliantly Simple Kitchen Hack

Sick of recipes that ask you to cut cherry tomatoes in half individually? If you have two storage container lids, you can slice a bunch of them at once in seconds.

21 Misconceptions About Animals

Did you know wolves aren't actually howling at the moon? Learn why they howl along with the truth about other common misconceptions about animals.

At McDonald's, you could probably quench the thirst of a family of four for just $1.

The Reason Why McDonald’s Soft Drinks Are All $1—Regardless of Size

The $1 soft drinks and other items on the McDonald’s Dollar Menu are a clever way to get you in the door.

The common salad dressing has a contentious origin story.

The Mysterious Origins of Thousand Island Dressing

The ingredients in Thousand Island dressing are simple, but no one can agree who should lay claim to the famous recipe.

Mary Mallon, an unwitting typhoid carrier and unwilling hospital patient, in the early 1900s.

Super Spreader: The Strange Story of Typhoid Mary

Mary Mallon’s asymptomatic spreading of typhoid fever is a cautionary tale about the importance of washing your hands.

This App Lets You Download Free E-Books, Magazines, Comic Books, and Audiobooks From Your Library

With the Libby app, you can access your local library's collection of e-books and audiobooks for free without leaving home.

The von Trapp family performs on a London radio show in December 1937.

The Real History Behind The Sound of Music

Julie Andrews immortalized the charming tale of Maria von Trapp and her musically inclined family in 'The Sound of Music'—here’s how it really went down.

Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey in the latest season of Grey's Anatomy.

Grey’s Anatomy Is Donating Hospital Gowns and Gloves to Real-Life Healthcare Workers

The 'Grey's Anatomy' spin-off series, ‘Station 19,’ also gave a few hundred N95 masks to a Los Angeles firehouse.

With Traditional Movie Theaters Closed, Drive-Ins Are Thriving

With the closing of traditional movie theaters due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, people are practicing social distancing at drive-ins.

This IKEA mug has a low-key design element that might make your day a little easier.

The Smart Reason IKEA Mugs Come With a Chip on the Bottom

The VARDAGEN series from IKEA features mugs and teacups with tiny chips on the bottom. It's not a shipping mishap. It's intentional.

Left-handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers during game five of the National League Division Series in 2019.

6 Surprising Ways Baseball Actually Favors Lefties

Here’s how left-handed pitchers, batters, and other players sometimes have an edge over their right-handed competitors in baseball.

Tax Day for Americans Will Be Pushed Back to July 15

On March 20, U.S. treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin announced via Twitter that Tax Day will be pushed back by three months—to July 15—amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

Mulan faces off against a menacing Hun during the climax of Disney's Mulan (1998).

11 Memorable Facts About Disney’s Mulan

Gear up for Disney’s live-action ‘Mulan’ with entertaining tidbits about the 1998 animated classic and the story that inspired it.

Isolation and health fears are affecting everyone.

8 Tips to Manage Your Coronavirus and Social Distancing Anxiety, According to an Expert

The current public health crisis and extended alone time caused by the coronavirus is raising anxiety levels all over. A psychologist has some advice that can help.

10 of Amazon’s Best-Selling Office Chairs

Picking the right office chair is tough, so we went through and found some of the best-sellers on Amazon to help you out.

OpenStreetMap Haiku will capture the colorful character of your hometown in a few (possibly silly) phrases.

Dreaming of Your Favorite City? This Website Will Create a Personalized Haiku Poem About It for You

The developers called the haikus “sometimes fun, often weird, most of the time pretty terrible. Also probably horrifying for haiku purists (sorry).”

Two Bombs Dropped Near a Hawaiian Volcano Decades Ago Were Found Intact in a Lava Tube

Bombs were dropped near Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano to divert the flow of lava in the 1930s and 1940s, and two devices that never exploded have just been discovered.

George R.R. Martin Says He's 'Writing Every Day' In Self-Isolation, Teasing The Winds of Winter Release

George R.R. Martin, the man behind 'Game of Thrones,' is using his self-quarantine to work on the long-awaited next book in his 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series.

5 People Who Were Amazingly Productive In Quarantine

It's not a myth: William Shakespeare really did write 'King Lear' during the plague. From Edvard Munch to Isaac Newton, here are a few more people who made the most of being isolated.

Filming on Friends Reunion Has Been Delayed Due to Coronavirus

Less than one month after it was confirmed that HBO Max would be airing a 'Friends' reunion, filming on the special has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

8 Facts About the Magnavox Odyssey, the World's First Home Video Game System

The Magnavox Odyssey, the world's first home video game console, pre-dated Atari and was decidedly low-tech. It came with a deck of cards, dice, and plastic scenes that users taped to their television screens.

This man is probably using the 'Netflix Party' extension to watch a comedy with his buddies.

Host a Remote Movie Night With This Handy Netflix Browser Extension

Thanks to ‘Netflix Party,’ social distancing and self-quarantining don’t need to ruin your movie nights.

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