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Some states are considered old in terms of annexation date. Others are old because their residents are.
The moon-made-of-cheese rumor may have started with a hungry wolf and a crafty fox.
Here are the nuts and bolts about Mary Shelley's 200-year-old tale about what can go wrong when people play God.
Discover whether you are guilty of maleficium and/or would have been accused of practicing witchcraft according to the laws and evidence used during the 1692 Salem Witch Trials.
These stories need no contrivances to create places that are lonely and old, a place where bad things are kept hushed up instead of dealt with.
Netflix takes several, steamy liberties with the historical record, but there was a real Queen Charlotte—and she was just as complicated as the TV version.
What is an Irish goodbye—and why is it called that?
Disney’s 'Frozen' might have come out in 2013, but it’s still a hit with kids (and Disney adults) to this day.
Celebrate the spookiest time of the year with these top-rated Halloween advent calendars.
Here’s what a typical American household ate for dinner during the 20th century.
In this episode of The List Show, we cover one fact about EVERY country in the United Nations—with Part 1 going up to the letter G.
The novelist endured a crash in East Africa. Then his 'rescue' plane went down, too.
Clichés are viewed as a sign of lazy writing, but they didn’t develop that reputation over night.
Your dog’s instinct to furiously dig at their bed before falling asleep would make a lot more sense in the wild.
From flavored coffee to candles that'll make your whole house smell like a freshly baked pie, these pumpkin spice products are perfect for fall.
You can now be the proud owner of the first-ever Garbage Pail Kid. And yes, it's a literal kid in a garbage pail.
Discover some of the most valuable board games from the ‘80s and ‘90s, including “HeroQuest,” “Dream Phone,” and others.
The history of pizza is a large pie—half Margherita and half lies. Let’s take a bite out of pizza’s past, covering styles from Neapolitan and New York to Sicilian and St. Louis and beyond.