11 Things We Learned About Hedy Lamarr From Bombshell
The actress invented a technology that would become the basis for Wi-Fi, but it wasn’t until 1990 that her accomplishments were recognized—which is the subject of a new documentary.
The actress invented a technology that would become the basis for Wi-Fi, but it wasn’t until 1990 that her accomplishments were recognized—which is the subject of a new documentary.
3. Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to make people lose track of time (this kind of “scripted disorientation” has a name: Gruen Transfer).
For more than 50 years, the toy truck has been a holiday rarity: a gas station gift that people actually want.
There are six words written on a board. Can you guess the correct one based on these clues?
It was a debut so perplexing, it elicited angry boos from the crowd gathered to watch WWF's Survivor Series.
The horror icon, who was born 130 years ago today, definitely had a sense of humor.
Even Alexander Hamilton wanted you to eat turkey at Thanksgiving. Here's the history behind the bird and nine other holiday staples.
Students are able to browse food, clothes, and toiletries free from judgment.
Among them is a diary entry written hours before Lennon's death.
If you’re married with kids, make that $70,000.
The celebrated First Lady was light-years ahead of her time.
Want to live in Buttercup's world? As you wish.
The cigar-shaped asteroid is 10 times longer than it is wide and was probably flung from a young stellar system, location unknown.
Some foster families are already thinking about adoption.
Dominos can do a lot in the hands of this YouTube star.
Nueva Qwerty makes language a little simpler.
The Harvey Keitel-starring film, which was released 25 years ago today, can be accused of many things. But one charge you can't level against it is false advertising.
Use it at your own risk.
The room was hidden for hundreds of years before someone discovered a trap door hidden in a closet.
Don’t be fooled by their reputation for being thoughtless. Turkeys have a few tricks up their wings. Before tucking into your Thanksgiving dinner, read up on the bird you're about to gobble, gobble.
Two former Google staffers have found a better way to sell your skills to potential employers.
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Major chords aren't the only tricks musicians use to give songs a boost.
These tips for cooking a Thanksgiving turkey the 18th- and 19th-century way might seem a little strange today.