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Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, is a sacred site to the Anangu people. As of Saturday, it will be permanently closed to tourists looking to climb it.
Standing tall in the Scandinavian countryside, Viking runestones bear messages from 1000 years ago in an alphabet called the Futhark. Read on for more little-known lore.
Unless you want to start a boxing match with kangaroos, don’t steal pebbles from Australia's Uluru formation.
There’s more to the story of Queen Elizabeth II’s younger sister than what you’ve seen on Netflix’s ‘The Crown.’
Maze-running lab rats can definitely teach us a lot, but car-operating ones could teach us even more.
Do you dream of becoming a firefighter? This map shows how much money you can expect to make, depending on where in the country you work.
The new Waze-like update to Google Maps includes alerts for crashes, lane closures, construction, and more.
These words found new meanings on a foreign exchange adventure and returned home with a fresh perspective.
A reboot of Jim Henson's holiday classic 'Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas' is in development, and Bret McKenzie—who won an Oscar for his music in the 2011 reboot of 'The Muppets'—is attached to write the script and the songs.
Lovable outlaws, buddy comedies, and Westerns have long been part of the cinematic landscape. But it's this 1969 classic that first combined those elements into a box office smash.
From the clock in ‘Julius Caesar’ to Machiavelli in ‘Henry VI,’ the Bard made a few (possibly intentional) mistakes.
From Anastasia's decaying Rasputin to Fantasia's smoky, sinister Chernabog, these cartoons might still feature in your nightmares.
If this map proves anything, it’s that every corner of the country is obsessed with all things Stephen King.
Whizzy the Geno's cheesesteak joins Gritty and the Phillie Phanatic as one of the weird, slightly disturbing mascots representing Philadelphia.
A Dutch vessel posing as a Danish trading ship sunk near Iceland in 1659, and now a 3D recreation of the shipwreck is available to tour in virtual reality.
'RollerCoaster Tycoon,' the Windows game that allows players to erect theme parks and monitor barfing patrons, celebrates its 20th anniversary this month.
In 1912, after Theodore Roosevelt was shot in the chest, he proceeded to deliver a 90-minute campaign speech before allowing someone to take him to the hospital. Was it for patriotism’s sake, or a bull-headed refusal to show weakness? Given his history, p
For 50 years, the hard-working teens (and dog) of Mystery, Inc. have been investigating the paranormal—and inspiring some wild fan theories.
1. Vikings never wore horns on their helmets—at least not until an 1876 staging of Wagner's opera 'The Ring of the Nibelung.'
Much like Halloween itself, the practice of dressing up in costumes is the result of a hodgepodge of traditions from around the world.
“We heard each of the two sharp hasty screams,” the ‘Pride and Prejudice’ author wrote of her niece’s turn in the dentist’s chair.