In November 1992, Mike Kennedy, the co-owner of Planet Comics in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, rented a casket. Before the store ...

The towering granite tribute to fallen soldiers of a controversial war was the result of a design contest won by a ...

Many sharks, such as great whites, are carnivorous swimmers that can reach high speeds. Despite their ferocious reputation, ...

The Good Child’s Amusing Riddle-Book was a collection of rhyming verse puzzles published in England in 1807.

In honor of The Office’s 20th anniversary, Chili’s is finally opening a Scranton restaurant, complete with a retro menu and ...

The next time you break one and it splatters all over the floor, don’t stress it—just remember this simple trick.

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Ninety years ago, the worst dust storm in American history blasted the Great Plains. The Dust Bowl had arrived.

Sci-fi author Asimov feared embarrassment might come out of one project, so he decided to create an alter ego.

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Unlike athletes in other league sports, basketball players can do a lot of accessorizing. They don protective masks, ...

The crossword puzzle, that pinnacle of all word games, seems like it’s been around forever. In fact, it was introduced ...