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Even after reintegrating with white Americans, Olive Oatman bore the marks left by her adopted Native American family.

A Mormon teenager traveling through the American Southwest in the mid-19th century was abducted by Native Americans. Her life was never the same.

Building Geonosis in 9 minutes! LEGO Star Wars MOC Timelapse

See how YouTuber Solid Brix Studios spent two years crafting an epic Star Wars battle with 250,000 LEGO pieces.

This giraffe was a gift to King Charles X.

Exotic beasts functioned as both diplomatic envoys and as symbols of a monarchy’s far reaching influence.

Find out which languages people in the U.S. care about learning the most.

Thinking about learning a new language? Here‘s a look at the most popular choices in the U.S. right now.

Peter Weir’s Australian New Wave classic turns 50 this year. Here’s what you need to know about the film, from the off-limits question Weir asked book author Joan Lindsay to the spooky stuff that happened on set.

Find out which brands have states fired up this year.

No, the Grammys weren’t christened to honor someone’s grandmother.

A variety of old-timey strawberry desserts ripe for Valentine's Day.

From love cake to candied violets, these old-fashioned Valentine's Day sweets rival any prepackaged box of chocolates.

It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

Alan Smithee has gotten a lot of work over the years. Too bad he doesn’t actually exist.

Dennis Hopper, David O. Russell, and Noah Baumbach have all distanced themselves from career nadirs by crediting someone else entirely.

Astronauts face lots of challenges, including what to do with dirty underwear.

Tossing stinky socks in a washer isn’t really an option once you leave Earth.

Which food is the top pick in your state?

Buffalo chicken dip is a classic for a reason.

This winged being is the Archangel Raphael, not Cupid.

St. Valentine may get the romantic holiday, but he isn’t the only religious figure linked to love.

The Budweiser Clydesdales at a Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs game in 2019.

The horses are an iconic feature in many Super Bowl commercials.

On January 30, 1925, Kentucky cave explorer Floyd Collins went underground—and didn’t come out. The epic effort to rescue him gripped national headlines and transformed into a battle between heroism and folly, selflessness and selfishness, life and death.