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William Shakespeare gave the English language more than just poetic sonnets and tragic deaths. He also gave us some of the most delightfully vicious insults ever spoken onstage. These weren’t your average insults. Each jab struck at the core of a character’s personality or the tension of a scene. Many were funny. Some were deadly […]
Sweden’s “Lagom,” and Denmark’s “Hygge,” aren’t just trendy words — they’re philosophies that promote well-being and balance.
What a legend!
Russian Roulette is deadly game that likely spawned from a work of fiction.
The Futurama Theorem is one of the most fascinating crossovers between academia and pop culture.
The eternal struggle between family members and co-workers.
Survive December 5, and you just might get some presents.
The Great Christmas Tree Debate: Real or Artificial — Which is Better for the Planet? The answer is not as clear-cut as you may think.
Wait, the Romans invented Christmas?
Not your average cat -- or your Christmas tradition.
Handle with care — this honey bites back!
The Great Stalacpipe Organ transforms stalactites into a vast, natural musical instrument.
In the 19th century, a man living in present-day Liberia dreamed of the first script for his native Vai language. Today linguistic anthropologists are digging into the script’s evolution—and what the changes over the past two centuries reveal about human cognition and society.
English speakers may find Mandarin, Arabic, and Japanese up to four times harder to master than Spanish or French.
How many of these do you know?
Exploring the evolution of Santa Claus through history, culture, and fairy tales.
Discover the magic of Yule with these festive, traditional practices.
The Wild Hunt is one of Europe's fiercest legends.
Discover the rich history and customs of Yule, the winter solstice celebration.
Merry Viking Christmas!
Stay a while, and listen.
Some delicious Yuletide dishes to warm your home.
Before Christmas, people celebrated the Winter Solstice in surprisingly familiar ways.
Druid celebrations have more in common with Christmas than you'd think.
Do you know the legend of the Yule goat?
Discover the world of Christmas spiders and their very special festive folklore.
Discover the folklore behind the legendary tales of Christmas
People have modded old phones, printers, vapes, and even digital pregnancy tests to run this classic video game.
Who's your favorite?
This year, besides pumpkin pie, you can try adding some international flavor to your Halloween dinner.
From vampires to witches and werewolves, here's how they became Halloween monsters.
If you want to indulge in some Halloween reading, we've got the perfect list for you.
We love carving pumpkins... but why do we do it?
The scariest monster this Halloween is food waste.
This Halloween, why stick to the familiar? These haunting entities from around the world offer fresh fodder for your nightmares.
Halloween season is upon us, and this holiday has never been more popular.
Among them, you'll find ET or even Jesus.
If done right, weed stored in a double vacuum-sealed bag won't smell at all.
Ice cream went through a wild journey that started more than 2,500 years ago.
Discover the secrets behind the colorful and shiny world of nail polish.
You may want to get in the habit of unplugging things you're not using.
Plants aren't just for show.
Here's a list of the fastest cars, decade by decade.
It's was a battle between Bugatti and Hennessy -- and then Koenigsegg came in.
Here's what's in your horoscope for today: science.
It's a bird. It's a plane. No... it's Hollywood's bad physics.
Feral children have been isolated from human contact from a very young age and grew up wild, sometimes raised by animals.
It's probably not who you think it is.
The moon does turn "blue" sometimes, but this idiom doesn't really refer to its color.
Are we prepared enough to survive a deadly fungal outbreak similar to what is shown in the TV show The Last of Us?
