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From burning leaf piles to unpasteurized cider, most of these onetime autumnal traditions have been legislated away.

It took five years to get ‘Blue Velvet’ made, and it started as three pictures that had nothing to do with each other.

When it comes to sitcoms, ‘Friends’ is one of the most quotable, but can you remember who said the line?

From the 'X-Files' theme song to the humming of a dial-up modem and the rustle of falling leaves on the walk home from school, these were the sounds of autumn in the '90s.

Plus, what to do in an emergency.

Discover the most and least expensive places to live in the U.S. in 2026. From Hawaii's high housing costs to Oklahoma's low expenses, see where your state ranks.

Ordering a bowl of pho? You might be saying it wrong. Here is how to pronounce Vietnamese pho, why tones matter, and what the name actually means.

A little-known literary connection helped shape Lynch’s most unsettling film.

Can you guess the 20 countries that are closest to Antarctica, the world's coldest, driest, and windiest continent? Test it out with this quiz.

The next time you feel a burning desire to torch your Benjamins, think twice. Burning money—or intentionally damaging it in any way—is illegal.

The name "Qatar" for the Middle-Eastern country is pronounced very differently in Arabic than in English.

Time has turned Lizzie Borden into a monstrous legend, but moments of vulnerability showed a different side.