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How to Eat (and Drink) Like the Queen: Royal Chefs Reveal Elizabeth II's Favorite Foods

She's not a foodie, but she still dines like royalty.

5 Ways the Little House on the Prairie Books Stretched the Truth

Here’s a reminder that truth and fiction don’t always coincide.

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20 Surprising Facts About America’s Most Wanted

In 1988, one year before 'Cops' began asking the bad boys of America “What'cha gonna do when they come for you?,” noted victims’ advocate John Walsh was turning every American with access to Fox into a potential crime-solver on 'America’s Most Wanted'.

Did Wilt Chamberlain Really Sleep With 20,000 Women?

In Wilt Chamberlain's 1991 book, 'A View From Above,' the basketball great claimed to have slept with 20,000 different women during his life. Let's check his math on the basketball legend's most famous statistic.

It Just Snowed In the Sahara for the Second Time In Less Than a Month

The town of Aïn Séfra, Algeria is digging out from a freak snowstorm and battling sub-zero temperatures.

When MAD Magazine Got in Trouble for Printing Counterfeit Money

In 1967, the magazine printed a $3 bill as a joke—but change machines in Vegas thought it was the real thing.

A Cure for Baldness Might Come From the Deep Fryer at McDonald's

Scientists in Japan may have cracked the code for regrowing hair. The secret? A common fast food additive.

Watch the Live Launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, the Rocket That Might Take Us to Mars

The success of the launch could change the future of space travel.

California's Proposed Straw Ban Won't Actually Threaten Restaurant Employees With Jail Time

As it currently reads, restaurant employees would face $1000 fines or jail sentences of up to six months for handing out straws unasked.

Narcissists Are More Likely to Be Compulsive Facebook Users

Scientists are just beginning to understand "Facebook Addiction Disorder."

10 Surprising Facts About Cloverfield

Social media is buzzing about Netflix's unexpected release of 'The Cloverfield Paradox' during Super Bowl LII. But let's take a look back at the movie that started it all 10 years ago.

What Are Antibiotics Made Of?

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MIT Scientists Are Building Biomedical Research Labs Out of LEGO Blocks

The plastic toys are opening doors to cheaper, modular scientific tools.

Record-Breaking 17 Inches of Snow Covers Moscow in 24 Hours

It's been dubbed the "snowfall of the century."

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10 Fast Facts About Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

5. Though the lead was written for Frances McDormand, she initially resisted, thinking she was too old for the part.

What the World Would Look Like If It Never Stopped Raining

Thanks to global warming, heavy downpours are on the rise.

Listen to a House Plant Play 'Mary Had a Little Lamb'

New technology from MIT can turn anything into a "visual microphone."

Ranthambhore National Park Is Helping India's Famous Tigers Thrive

Of the 67 cats that live there, 26 are cubs.

Oral History: The Strangest Super Bowl Halftime Show Ever

With a 3D 'Moonlighting' episode canned, Coca-Cola was sitting on 26 million pairs of glasses. Enter the 1989 Super Bowl—and Elvis Presto.

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15 Inspiring Quotes from Rosa Parks

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.

How Does the Magic Yellow First-Down Line Work?

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?”

This Mass Grave in England May Hold the Skeletons of Hundreds of Viking Invaders

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

You Can Now Print 3D Replicas of Einstein's Childhood Toys

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

Drink Up: New Study Concludes Wine Can Offset Dementia

Wine has an effect on one's glymphatic function, or the way the brain removes toxins like the proteins associated with Alzheimer's.

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