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When it opens in 2021, Svart will be the world's first 'energy-positive' hotel.

If you begin frequenting a new place, you probably stop going to another, keeping your total number of haunts constant.

Before he became the first African-American justice on the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall was already a powerful civil rights pioneer.

The baby planet is a few times bigger than Jupiter.

A 2016 reconstruction of Pӧmmelte, a henge-like structure in eastern Germany that was originally constructed about 4300 years ago.

Researchers found the dismembered bodies of 10 women and children who appeared to have been thrown into burial shafts.

There's a trick to doing it right.

Most of us just know to light the fuse and stand back.

The Stephen King adaptation about an evil 1958 Plymouth Fury that possesses its owner, which turns 35 this year, remains a beloved cult classic.

You may not know its name, but you've likely seen it before.

You can bet your back bacon that Canadians enjoy some special products only available in the Great White North.

If "the dress" taught us anything, it's that how we see color isn't always black and white.

There's a lot going on under the felt.

That's a whole lot of cheddar.

The film star's death on June 29, 1967 led to lasting safety changes.

What will sports fans—and anyone who wants to host a backyard barbecue—do?

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The CDC has guidelines—and most people aren't meeting them.

Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall in Coming to America (1988).

Eddie Murphy’s hilarious performance(s) in 'Coming to America' turned a silly little film into a certified comedy classic.

Barbecue hot dogs on your porch this summer without the bulky grill.

Not even a lineup of the world's biggest artists could save "We Are The World" from annoying listeners.

If you don't want to spend the rest of the day humming "We Built This City," "Who Let the Dogs Out," or "We Are the World," stop reading this article right now.

The saga of the 1972 skyjacking gets another twist.

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10 Revolutionary Facts About Thurgood Marshall

Here's the First Confirmed Image of a Planet Being Born

Human Sacrifice May Have Taken Place at the 'German Stonehenge'

97 Percent of Us Are Washing Our Hands All Wrong

How Do Fireworks Actually Work?

15 Facts About John Carpenter’s Christine

Why So Many Movie Posters Use the Same Typeface

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10 Fascinating Facts About Gone With the Wind

From Crab Cakes to Pepperoni Rolls: The Most Iconic Dish in Every State

Michael Jackson-Themed Art Exhibit Debuts in London

15 Celebrities Who Have Starred in Lifetime Movies

What Color Are These Dots? Your Perception May Be Skewed by Context

How Does a Pool Table Recognize the Cue Ball?

America Has a 1.39 Billion-Pound Cheese Surplus. How Did That Happen?

How Jayne Mansfield Changed the Design of Tractor-Trailers

A European C02 Shortage Has Led to Beer Rationing in the UK—in the Middle of the World Cup

More Than 75 Percent of Americans Don't Exercise Enough

10 Facts About Coming to America

Don't Have Room for a Barbecue? You Can Turn a Tin Can Into a Tiny Grill

The 20 Most Annoying Songs Ever

Amateur Sleuths Claim to Have Uncovered D.B. Cooper's Real Identity