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You’ve heard of therapy dogs, but maybe not therapy llamas and alpacas.

An obscure song has stumped internet detectives for years.

An obscure German new wave song has stumped internet sleuths for years. One of them finally cracked the case.

'Mad TV' brought the magazine's satirical bent to the small screen.

The humor magazine transitioned to TV in 1995, hoping to unseat NBC's sketch comedy dynasty.

These processed images of Jupiter make the planet look like a painting.

Airports are notorious for being crowded around the holidays.

If you’re traveling for Thanksgiving this year, try to dodge these airports.

This riddle dates back to the early 20th century—can you figure out the answer?

As anyone who has seen ‘A Christmas Story’ knows, licking a cold metal object can be dangerous. Here’s why you should never stick your tongue to a metal pole in winter.

Thanksgiving is a day filled with small rituals.

The first major sociological study of Thanksgiving appeared in the Journal of Consumer Research in 1991. Here’s what the authors learned.

Mary Janes have an early-20th-century comic strip to thank for their name.

It seems pants are a common place for smugglers to conceal animals.

The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest did not go well for the Romans.

Ireland and Scotland are not the only places the mighty Roman Empire failed to vanquish.

Judy Garland’s iconic red slippers have hit the auction block years after they were stolen.

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The analysis crunched data from internet searches to see which states were the most—and least—obsessed with true crime.

You’ve heard the stories of birds drunk on fermented fruit, but scientists suspect that many animals ingest alcohol on a regular basis.

Maybe you’ll find your major on the list.

According to Google data, these are the top majors people are researching.

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

A 1920 mural by paleoartist Charles Robert Knight depicting Cro-Magnon people painting on cave walls at Font-de-Gaume, France.

These prehistoric members of our genus, ‘Homo,’ occupy different branches of the human family tree.

Kurt Vonnegut and Oliver Stone have something in common: They both earned Purple Hearts. Discover other famous veterans have earned this venerated medal.