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Parks didn't set out to become "the first lady of civil rights," but a powerful act of defiance turned her into an icon for the ages.

If you attend a Super Bowl party on Sunday, you’ll probably hear at least one casual football viewer ask, “How do they get that yellow first-down line on the field?”

In the late 9th century, Vikings across Scandinavia banded together to invade England.

Forget playing them Mozart in the womb, give your kids the toys of a genius instead.

The flowers attract natural predators without harming the environment.

A new study found that breakfast sandwiches have a bigger carbon footprint than other between-the-bread options.

There are plenty of modern cosmetic practices that run the gamut from physically painful to medically risky. But most don’t hold a candle to the hazardous cosmetic techniques of yore.

Betamax had a terrific picture and time-shifting abilities, but it also had a fatal flaw—one that alienated millions of NFL fans.

A small group of neurons seems to regulate feelings of fear and worry in mice.

'The Super Bowl Shuffle' was billed as a song to "feed the needy." The Chicago Bears nearly fumbled it.

For history buffs and word nerds, "you jerk" just doesn't have the same ring as "you unlicked cub" and these other 18th-century insults.

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