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A reconstruction of Ötzi the Iceman at the South Tyrol Archaeological Museum in Italy.

Nicknamed Ötzi the Iceman, the mummified man was around 40–50 years old when he died in the Copper Age. Here are 13 surprising facts about him.

Phone numbers with letters look like gibberish to most people making a phone call today.

You may have noticed these weird phone numbers while watching reruns of your favorite ’50s-era TV show—and though they look like gibberish to modern phone-users, they were perfectly normal at the time.

How to say “hello” (or something that roughly translates to a greeting) in five conlangs.

A conlang is a constructed language, where someone has intentionally created its grammar, vocabulary, and phonology. Here are five you can learn.

Turn left for endurance, right for enthusiasm.

You can’t spell ‘hearty’ without ‘heart,’ or ‘hardy’ without ‘hard.’

An exploding corpse, a 45-minute car chase, and a horse-related mishap that led to a century-long royal tradition. In this episode of The List Show, host Justin Dodd covers funerals gone wrong.

The legend of Victorio Peak has been a source of obsession for almost a century.

In 1937, "Doc" Noss found billions in gold in a New Mexico mountain peak. The only thing stopping his family from a windfall? The U.S. Army.

A 1790 painting of the mutiny on the 'Bounty' by Robert Dodd.

The mutiny on the 'Bounty' has inspired multiple movies, but the 'Hermione' revolt was way bloodier.

The Barbie exhibition at Paris Fashion Week in 2016.

Are you thinking about naming your next baby ‘Barbie’? You’re not the only one.

Vocal fry describes a specific sound quality caused by the movement of the vocal folds—and it’s nothing new.

For at least 500 years—and maybe more—pigeon fanciers have bred wonderfully bizarre-looking pigeons.

First dance songs, wedding reception songs … This list has a little of everything.

The Mega Millions jackpot stands at approximately $1.55 billion in August 2023.

Here's what financial experts say.

It was once socially acceptable for an unhappily married wife to stone her husband to death while he hid in a hole.

(L to R) Ali Wong as Amy and Steven Yeun as Danny in ‘Beef.’

A decade after 'House of Cards' changed the way viewers and critics looked at streaming content, Netflix is still producing some of the most addictive TV shows around.

“Hank the Tank,” bear blamed for string of Tahoe break-ins, captured along with her cubs

The felonious ursine has been linked to 21 break-ins in Lake Tahoe, California.

It's no secret that most fast food "secret sauces" are a riff on Thousand Island dressing.

The world is heating up, and things are often on fire—literally. As we do what we can to squelch the flames, check out some old and obscure words people of the past used when they wanted to talk about all things fire.