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Instead of staying up doom-scrolling, let your smartphone lull you to sleep.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, much of the world worked itself into a tizzy over the idea of people touching themselves.

IKEA is beloved around the world, but there’s at least one place where it’s illegal to name your baby after the furniture store: Its home country of Sweden.

By July 1952, UFOs were a hot topic—and Reverend Louis A. Gardner wanted to know Albert Einstein’s thoughts. Did flying saucers come from space? Or were they military technology?

If you want to relocate your family, consider moving to one of these states.

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ introduces viewers to more of Pandora’s blue people. Here’s why they aren’t yellow, purple, or any other color.

Ever wonder why there are 5280 feet in a mile?

Egg-flation is real, and it might be a minute before it gets better.

‘Possum’ and ‘opossum’ are sometimes synonyms—but sometimes they refer to different animals. (Also, there’s a chance you've been pronouncing ‘opossum’ wrong all along.)

The lack of proper aid paired with layers of broken policies and a fractured response from a distant British government led to unimaginable—and likely avoidable—suffering in Ireland.

In 1931, fashion designer and millionaire Nell Donnelly was abducted from her Kansas City home. Her kidnappers didn't know that Donnelly harbored a scandalous secret that would eventually seal their doom.

Through the GoodNature Program, you could earn extra money by donating your poop—and help people in the process.