Vanity license plates can be fun, but be aware the Department of Motor Vehicles does not take kindly to requests for BIGFART and DAPOOP.

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The onetime leader of the Soviet Union made an unlikely appearance in an expensive commercial shot on location in Moscow. But Gorbachev had one condition: He wouldn't actually eat any pizza.
These museum collection coloring pages are free and available to print at home, so bust out your crayons to beat quarantine-related stress.
Your dog’s leash is a magnet for dirt from your hands, your pet, and the outside world. Here’s how often you should be washing it.
There are nearly 40,000 documents from Sally Ride’s career in the Smithsonian’s archives, and you can help make them more accessible.
Belleville, Pennsylvania, has a large Amish and Mennonite population, and a new coronavirus testing drive-thru is accommodating horses and buggies.
Grocery shopping is still a necessary errand for many—here’s our best advice for how to get it done safely.
Once a cliché of 1950s sitcoms, milkmen have been out in force thanks to national shelter-in-place recommendations.
‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ airs this weekend, and our fingers are crossed that the ‘Cats’ musical will be next.
If you have a bandana and two hair ties, you have everything you need to make a protective face mask at home.
Consumers are used to options, but with toilet paper, it's white or nothing. The reason why is a little messy.
Clothespins, binder clips, and rubber bands all work in a pinch, but all you really need is the bag itself.
The non-stop news about coronavirus and COVID-19 can cause a lot of anxiety. Here's our weekly digest of useful information, uplifting stories, and surprising tidbits to help you cope during the pandemic.
One of the most in-demand household items is now scarce. If you find an old and expired bottle, here's what you should know about its effectiveness.
No neighborhood Easter egg hunt this year? Put your eagle eye to good use in this flower-filled puzzle.
If you have a backyard, or even a tree outside your window, you can take up bird watching without leaving home.
Help keep nursing home residents—and yourself—from getting lonely during self-isolation by ‘adopting’ a grandparent.
The way the human nervous system works, people should not be able to choose when they get goosebumps. But people with Voluntary Generated Piloerection can.
A naked woman riding a giant chicken and holding a fork is far from the weirdest public sculpture you'll see today.
From the New York Public Library’s Rose Reading Room to Schitt’s Creek’s Rosebud Motel, there’s really something for everyone here.
In 1990, Theodore Roosevelt's double-action revolver—the one he'd used during the Battle of San Juan Heights—was stolen from Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. It wouldn't come back to the museum for another 16 years.
The premium channel has unlocked shows like 'Barry' and 'Veep' as well as movies like 'Happy Feet Two' to help viewers in isolation.
From ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Friends’ and beyond, here’s the truth about which characters you’re actually most like.
In 2017, stats/polling site Five Thirty Eight asked more than two dozen professional DJs who had DJ’d around 200 weddings and asked them: What songs do couples ban from their weddings?