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Based on these results, the current reigning king of the best romantic comedy movies is Judd Apatow.

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These nuisance creatures have a system for braving the cold so they can emerge in the spring and get back to the business of slurping up your blood.

One of Frank Sinatra's toilets sold for $4250—about $2000 more than what similar luxury commodes are valued at.

A solar telescope has captured the highest-resolution image of the Sun's surface ever taken, and it looks like the inside of a Cracker Jack bag.

Bearded pitchman Billy Mays used skills honed on the Atlantic City Boardwalk to convince a nation it needed OxiClean in every kitchen.

Oscar-winning actor Christian Bale once endorsed Pac-Man cereal, proving that everyone has to start somewhere.

Library visits also outranked concerts, sporting events, and a slew of other activities by even greater margins.

We’ve been adding an extra day to February since Julius Caesar overhauled the Roman calendar and implemented leap years in 46 BCE.

Shiny new-model vehicles can't maintain that new car smell forever. Here's what happens when dealers need to make room for more inventory.

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Six decades after Félicette became the first cat to travel to space and the only cat to return alive, the history-making feline has received her own memorial.

The 'Magnum, P.I.' and 'Blue Bloods' actor has had a career spanning six decades. He also batted for the Detroit Tigers in 1991.

From love spoons to obligatory chocolate-giving, here are some ways people will be celebrating Valentine’s Day around the world this year.

Paintball has its origins in the 1970s, when two friends wanted to decide who was more equipped to deal with outdoor survival.

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Tired of paltry portions of food and budget-busting restaurant bills? Waffle House is giving you the chance to have your pancake and eat it, too.

After taking a year off, SweetHearts are back for Valentine’s Day 2020—but most of them are missing their signature conversation starters.

It's just one of several horrors that befell victims in Pompeii and Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE.

The two real estate professionals are often confused for one another, but there are some significant differences that prospective homebuyers should know about.

ALDI would rather have you look up weekly ads, store hours, and FAQs on its website—which benefits customers in the long run.

The old bottle filled with rusted nails looks like trash, but it was actually used by a Union soldier to ward off evil spirits during the Civil War.

The artworks were seized by the Nazis after a Jewish lawyer fled his Parisian home in the early 1940s.

Magic Cube Solver will calculate the best solution for your Rubik’s Cube pattern and teach you why it works.

The outbreak started in Wuhan, China, and now five cases have been confirmed in the U.S. Here are the details.

Images captured near Washington's State Route 20 and I-90 show a figure that bears a strong resemblance to Bigfoot.

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A woman claiming to be Alan Turing’s relative asked the University of Colorado to display the items in 2018, which prompted an investigation.

Each State’s Favorite Romantic Comedy of the Century

What Happens to Mosquitoes in the Winter?

Frank Sinatra’s Used Gold-and-Marble Toilets Sold for More Than $10,000 at Auction

Super High-Resolution Photo of the Sun Reveals It Looks Like ... Corn

Pitch Perfect: How Billy Mays Conquered the Infomercial World

8 Surprising Facts About Christian Bale

Americans Went to the Library Nearly Twice as Often as the Movies in 2019, Gallup Poll Finds

10 Timely Facts About Leap Years

Here's What Happens to New Cars at a Dealership That Don't Get Sold

Félicette, the First Cat in Space, Finally Has a Proper Memorial in Strasbourg, France

8 Facts About Tom Selleck

7 Sweet Valentine’s Day Traditions From Around the World

A Colorful History of Paintball

A Romantic Toast: Waffle House Is Taking Reservations for Valentine’s Day

SweetHearts Are Back This Valentine’s Day, But More Than Half of Them Are Blank

Mount Vesuvius's Volcanic Eruption Turned One Victim's Brain into Glass

What's the Difference Between a Real Estate Agent and a Realtor?

The Reason Your Local ALDI Grocery Store Doesn’t Have a Phone Number

Civil War-Era ‘Witch Bottle’ Used to Keep Evil Spirits at Bay Discovered in Virginia

Art Historian Says 10 Works in the Louvre’s Collection Were Looted by Nazis

Still Struggling to Solve a Rubik’s Cube? There’s an App for That

Here’s What You Need to Know About the New Coronavirus

Washington State Department of Transportation Tweets Images of Possible Sasquatch Sighting

Alan Turing’s OBE Medal, Doctoral Diploma, Letters, and Other Memorabilia Found in Colorado Nearly 40 Years After They Were Stolen