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A safari group in South Africa witnessed one bird’s epic failure to woo a female.

Unicorns, mermaids, vampires, and leprechauns are some of the most widely known mythical creatures, but where did these legendary beings come from?

From beer floods to meat showers, history is full of peculiar—and putrid—disasters.

A vast vocabulary of words have been invented, borrowed, and accumulated over the centuries to describe almost every color and shade imaginable.

From acrophobia (the fear of heights) to zuigerphobia (the fear of vacuum cleaners), there are plenty of things to be scared of—rationally or otherwise.

The history of diner dining, from their Lunch Wagon ancestors to those “We Are Happy to Serve You” take-out cups—and what the future might hold for these beloved establishments.

In this episode of The List Show, episode, we're breaking out some favorite old-timey insults that people should definitely start using again.

From prehistoric animals that lived much closer to us temporally than you might realize to the guillotine lasting way beyond the French Revolution, these facts are to mess with your perception of time.

Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley occasionally impersonated each other in concerts—here’s the proof.

These companies were accused (and sometimes convicted) of engaging in alleged pyramid schemes and other scams.

Which food has done the most to shape human development? Like a lot of interesting questions, it’s kind of impossible to answer.

From tardigrades to T. Rex, this visualization puts the sizes of 150 animals into perspective.