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Rhys Darby as Stede Bonnet in 'Our Flag Means Death.'

Centuries later, Stede Bonnet’s motivations and actual aptitude for piracy remain unclear. But he still managed to make the history books—in his nightgown, no less.

The glamorous streets of 90210—a.k.a. Beverly Hills.

From Manhattan to Beverly Hills, these are the most exclusive ZIP Codes in the country.

A certified cat trainer suggests reasons why a cat won’t use its litter box—and offers some possible solutions.

Just because they're weird doesn't mean they can't still be kind of cute.

There’s a good chance you’ll end up wanting to wear these flashy, funny ugly Christmas sweaters all year round.

Nicolas Cage stars as Nicolas Cage in 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' (2022).

From Nicolas Cage to Jean-Claude Van Damme, plenty of Hollywood stars have performed on screen as fictionalized versions of themselves.

These spiders and their webs aren’t meant to be scary.

The Eastern European tradition is rooted in a beloved folktale often known as 'The Legend of the Christmas Spider.'

The best sleeping bag is one you can walk around in, and VOITED’s Slumber Jacket proves it.

Ever wondered if yams and sweet potatoes are the same thing? Read this before sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner.

The Lewis Chessmen: a few pieces from a collection of 93 found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

They're the most famous chess pieces in history—but much of their story is still unknown

Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella of Monaco.

With more twins being born than ever, it should be no surprise that a handful have royal blood. In Europe, four ruling families of Europe currently have a set of twins.

In the late 1980s, thousands of cars were adorned with a seemingly crushed stuffed cat. Not everyone found it funny.

Britney Spears performing at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards.

Britney Spears’s songs, music videos, and live performances defined an era and inspired an entire generation of future pop stars.

Jingle bells aren't the only ornament that'll make your Christmas celebrations special this time around.

Give your Christmas tree a custom touch with an ornament from Uncommon Goods that displays your first or last name in a wooden snowflake carving.

The face that launched a thousand memes.

The word predates social media.

Portion of ‘The Card Players,’ 1890–1892, by Paul Cezanne.

One of the paintings in the series was stolen from a museum and held for ransom. Another sold for a record-breaking price.

Good ol' Depression-era fun. / Hulton Deutsch via Getty

The Great Depression was caused by the 1929 stock market crash and plunged the entire country into poverty … right? Maybe not.

The Demogorgon is much, much older than ’Stranger Things,’ or even ’Dungeons & Dragons.’

We’ve used the term ‘rat’ to refer to an informer since approximately 1910. But criminals have had many more names for snitches over the years.

Christmas is coming earlier and earlier.

'Christmas creep' is getting stronger, with chocolate Santas popping up the second Halloween wraps. Here's why.

Larimar, one of the world’s rarest gems.

They may not be as “precious” as diamonds or emeralds, but these scarce gems are just as valuable—if not more so.

Some words are bound to make you laugh—but why?

“Wriggly, Squiffy, Lummox, and Boobs: What Makes Some Words Funny?” analyzed an existing list of 4997 funny words and recruited 800 survey participants to whittle down the collection to the 200 words the people found funniest.