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LEGO Is Rolling Out Its First Sustainable, Plant-Based Blocks

They'll be softer, too, but still not painless if you step on one.

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11 Things You Might Not Know About Blondie

Dagwood once showed readers how to split the atom in a bit of pro-nuclear power propaganda.

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Why So Many Aliens in Pop Culture Look Familiar

If we ever met an alien in person, it probably wouldn't look like E.T.

A photo from the 1919 wedding of Princess Patricia of Connaught to the Hon. Alexander Ramsay.

10 Pats Born on St. Patrick's Day

From rock 'n' roll royalty to the official kind.

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Watch How a Bioluminescence Expert Catches a Giant Squid

You have to be just flashy enough.

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UK Archaeologists Have Found One of the World’s Oldest 'Crayons'

The red ochre pigment might have been used for art or to color animal skins.

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Yes, Parents Do Play Favorites—And Often Love Their Youngest Kid Best

Sorry, older sibs.

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Is the True Identity of Voldemort's Pet Snake Hidden in the New Fantastic Beasts Trailer?

The film might answer one of the biggest questions from the original series.

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Apple Wants to Patent a Keyboard You’re Allowed to Spill Coffee On

Will they also be crumb-proof?

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10 Not-So-Small Facts About the Volkswagen Beetle

VW is about to cease production on the quirky little car. Again.

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Google Adds 'Wheelchair Accessible' Option to Its Transit Maps

The feature is now available in six major cities.

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9 Things You Might Not Know About National Treasure

Thanks to the movie, visitors to the National Archives keep asking guards if there's really a secret map on the back of the Declaration of Independence.

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How Accurate are Hollywood Medical Dramas? A Doctor Breaks It Down

"Yelling at a patient or cheering them on has never brought them back to life."

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The Top 10 Pizza Chains in America

How many have you sampled?

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8 Ways to Tell If Someone Is Lying to You

3. A liar avoids eye contact at the moment of untruth.

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One of Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' Gloves Can Be Yours (For the Right Price)

The crystal-covered glove is a leftie: Jackson wanted to keep his wedding ring visible on his right hand.

Adobe

8 Pro Tips for Taking Incredible Pictures of Your Pets

Fido and Fluffy deserve to be captured like the stars they are.

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Tour the National Museum of Scotland From Home With Google Street View

Over 20,000 objects are on virtual display.

HBO

10 Surprising Facts About Band of Brothers

9. James McAvoy, Tom Hardy, Simon Pegg, Michael Fassbender, Colin Hanks, Dominic Cooper, and Andrew Scott were among some of the up-and-coming actors who appeared in it.

NASA

A Year in Space Changed How Astronaut Scott Kelly's Genes Behaved

NASA could use the results of its Twins Study to send humans to Mars.

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Bali Is Suspending Mobile Web Service for Its Sacred Day of Silence

Nyepi is a holiday devoted to mindful meditation.

Trivia buffs and brainiacs, these fun facts are for you.

50 Awesome Facts About Everything

Prepping for trivia, or need a great conversation-starter? Here are 50 fascinating facts that are sure to impress any brainiac.

Gianni Sarcone

The Optical Illusion That Makes Static Lines Look Like They're Pulsing

Which half of the line is longer, the blue or the red part?

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North Pole Blockbuster Video, One of Chain’s Few Remaining Stores, Is Closing

Even more surprising? The fact that it was still open!