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From the origins of our species to clues about the future of the universe, scientific discoveries achieved in the last decade transformed our understanding of our world. Here are 14 of the most momentous.

After the Restoration, the regicides Edward Whalley and William Goffe fled to New England, where colonial officials helped them evade the long arm of the Crown.

Oscar Isaac stars in Joel and Ethan Coen's Inside Llewyn Davis (2013).

From legendary auteurs like Martin Scorsese to newcomers like Barry Jenkins, moviemakers found new ways to amuse, shock, and thrill us over the past decade—making it a very good time to be a cinephile.

Getting grocery and convenience store items for $1 may seem like a good deal, but dollar stores use some tricky practices to keep profits high.

From findings about space and parasites to new discoveries in math and ancient civilizations, 2019 was a big year.

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From the inquisition chair to the heretic's fork, the artifacts on display at the Torture Museum in Amsterdam are hard to look at.

The number of folds aren't purely decorative. They're part of a tradition that dates back to the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Luckily for all of us, especially during flu season, bartenders aren’t counting on glass rinsers for a thorough clean.

The 2010s saw true crime come to the forefront of popular culture thanks to podcasts, books, and binge-worthy docuseries. These 10 cases prove it beyond a reasonable doubt.

No matter what New Year’s resolution idea you have in mind for 2020, a practice round can help you achieve it.

It’s a clever trick that retailers use to make consumers think items cost less than they actually do.

The genial ghost has been trying to make friends with the living since 1945. But did he once walk among them as a real boy?

The Catholic Church chose its first Christmas song before it even chose a day to celebrate the holiday on.

On December 23, 1927, a man dressed as Santa Claus walked into a bank and demanded money. Unfortunately, the bank was in Texas, and practically everyone in town was armed. Determining Santa was on the Naughty List, they opened fire.

Theodore Roosevelt loved Christmas, but the Roosevelt family never had a Christmas tree. If you believe the stories, it's because TR, an avid conservationist, had banned them—and that ban is supposedly what led his son, Archie, to sneak a tree into the Wh

When Theodore Roosevelt moved into the White House in 1901, he brought with him his wife, his six children, and one of the widest (and wildest) menageries Washington, D.C. has ever seen.

From dystopian YA novels to a series that started as R-rated fan fiction, these were the best-selling books of the decade.

The Mobile Passport app is teaming up with RushMyPassport to deliver you a fresh passport without all the hassle and confusion.

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At 133 words long, Prince Philip’s full title included the words 'duke,' 'earl,' 'baron,' 'royal knight,' and just about every other noble designation you can think of. But the highest and perhaps most obvious moniker that was conspicuously missing: king.