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The social rules of the Regency Era were strict enough that if we had to live them today, most of us would fail miserably.
Chelsea Thatcher|
In Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, the Dashwood family must live on £500 a year. Here is what that Regency-era sum would actually be worth today.
Paul Anthony Jones|
Think you have what it takes to survive horror movie trivia night? Test your knowledge with 100+ questions covering slasher classics, haunted icons, sci-fi terror, and new releases like 'Sinners' and 'Obsession.'
Nitya Rao|
130 years after having his library card revoked, Oscar Wilde was able to posthumously receive a new one.
Chelsea Thatcher|
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay spent just 15 minutes at the summit of Mount Everest after becoming the first to survive the journey in 1953.
Eden Gordon|
From dangerous variants on bobbing for apples to efforts to hide from evil spirits, Halloween used to look and feel very different.
Eden Gordon|
The Civil War coincided with an explosion in beliefs in spiritualism. Among its adherents was Mary Todd Lincoln, who held up to eight séances in the White House after losing her and Abraham Lincoln's son Willie.
Eden Gordon|
The connection between death, skeletons, and Halloween date back to ancient times.
Chelsea Thatcher|