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Movies

9 Facts About Disney's Cinderella (1950)

Movies

9 Facts About Disney's Cinderella (1950)

Miss Cellania

The Weird Week in Review

Miss Cellania

The Weird Week in Review

Science

Physicist Jon Butterworth on Discovering the Higgs Boson

Science

Physicist Jon Butterworth on Discovering the Higgs Boson

Quizzes

Name the Songs From Their Second Verses

Quizzes

Name the Songs From Their Second Verses

Pod City

Highlights from On Being, The Moth, and More Podcasts

Pod City

Highlights from On Being, The Moth, and More Podcasts

List

18 Facts About 'Beavis and Butt-head'

List

18 Facts About 'Beavis and Butt-head'

Big Question

How Does Your Computer Recognize Spam Mail?

Big Question

How Does Your Computer Recognize Spam Mail?

Sponsored

Four Common Household Mysteries Explained

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Four Common Household Mysteries Explained

List

14 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Garbage Collectors

List

14 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Garbage Collectors

Quizzes

5 Questions: "Bon" Appetit!

Quizzes

5 Questions: "Bon" Appetit!

Books

A Children's Book Guide to Travel

Books

A Children's Book Guide to Travel

Morning Cup of Links

Ringling to Retire Elephants

Morning Cup of Links

Ringling to Retire Elephants

Animals

New York City Rats Are Hosts To Disease-Carrying Fleas

Animals

New York City Rats Are Hosts To Disease-Carrying Fleas

Pretty Pictures

60 Real and Fictional Space Destinations

Pretty Pictures

60 Real and Fictional Space Destinations

Pages

15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Vegas Vacation

Sean Hutchinson
How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
19 Photos of Ronald Reagan With Various Celebrities
The Time Ben Franklin and John Adams Shared a Bed
Why Do Fake Phone Numbers Start With 555?

Morning Cup of Links: Lord of the Rings Trivia

Miss Cellania
How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
19 Photos of Ronald Reagan With Various Celebrities
The Time Ben Franklin and John Adams Shared a Bed
Why Do Fake Phone Numbers Start With 555?

Clico: The Story of Franz Taaibosch

Miss Cellania
How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
19 Photos of Ronald Reagan With Various Celebrities
The Time Ben Franklin and John Adams Shared a Bed
Why Do Fake Phone Numbers Start With 555?

Morning Cup of Links: Solar-Powered Cats

Miss Cellania
How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
19 Photos of Ronald Reagan With Various Celebrities
The Time Ben Franklin and John Adams Shared a Bed
Why Do Fake Phone Numbers Start With 555?

Morning Cup of Links: FCC to Regulate Net Neutrality

Miss Cellania
How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
19 Photos of Ronald Reagan With Various Celebrities
The Time Ben Franklin and John Adams Shared a Bed
Why Do Fake Phone Numbers Start With 555?

WWI Centennial: Italy Moves Towards War

Erik Sass
How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
19 Photos of Ronald Reagan With Various Celebrities
The Time Ben Franklin and John Adams Shared a Bed
Why Do Fake Phone Numbers Start With 555?

9 Awesome Items from the AMNH-Etsy Collaboration

Erin McCarthy
How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
19 Photos of Ronald Reagan With Various Celebrities
The Time Ben Franklin and John Adams Shared a Bed
Why Do Fake Phone Numbers Start With 555?

10 Fearsome Facts About Utahraptor

Mark Mancini
How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
19 Photos of Ronald Reagan With Various Celebrities
The Time Ben Franklin and John Adams Shared a Bed
Why Do Fake Phone Numbers Start With 555?

15 Very Specific Mario Facts From a 1993 Nintendo Internal Guide

Nick Greene

If you've been waiting 22 years to find out where Toad's family lives or what Yoshi's full name is, today is your lucky day.

How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
19 Photos of Ronald Reagan With Various Celebrities
The Time Ben Franklin and John Adams Shared a Bed
Why Do Fake Phone Numbers Start With 555?

Q&A: Terri Tatchell, Co-Writer of 'Chappie'

Erin McCarthy
How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
19 Photos of Ronald Reagan With Various Celebrities
The Time Ben Franklin and John Adams Shared a Bed
Why Do Fake Phone Numbers Start With 555?

The Missing Links: Dumbing Down the Theory of Relativity

Colin Patrick
How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
19 Photos of Ronald Reagan With Various Celebrities
The Time Ben Franklin and John Adams Shared a Bed
Why Do Fake Phone Numbers Start With 555?

What Was Your Best/Worst Science Fair Project?

Jason English

On Fridays, we ask a bunch of unrelated questions. Your answers help get us through the afternoon. Answer one, answer all, or ask your own question. On to this week's topics...

How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
19 Photos of Ronald Reagan With Various Celebrities
The Time Ben Franklin and John Adams Shared a Bed
Why Do Fake Phone Numbers Start With 555?

Proper Handshake Etiquette in 14 Countries

Alvin Ward

Sometimes even the simplest things—like handshakes—can be entirely different.

How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
19 Photos of Ronald Reagan With Various Celebrities
The Time Ben Franklin and John Adams Shared a Bed
Why Do Fake Phone Numbers Start With 555?

Four Common Household Mysteries Explained

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How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
19 Photos of Ronald Reagan With Various Celebrities
The Time Ben Franklin and John Adams Shared a Bed
Why Do Fake Phone Numbers Start With 555?

14 Incredible Images from Smithsonian.com's Photo Contest

Rebecca OConnell
How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
19 Photos of Ronald Reagan With Various Celebrities
The Time Ben Franklin and John Adams Shared a Bed
Why Do Fake Phone Numbers Start With 555?

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