These decorative mud balls can end up so shiny and colorful you’d assume they’re some sort of jewel. But you can actually make them at home.

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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?
Thought your freezer was a go-to space for storing any and all kinds of food? Think again—here are some of the most common foods that you should never stick in the freezer at all.
The search is on for the next Buddy. Submit your golden retriever’s video and join the legacy of the beloved Air Bud franchise.
One ingredient normally reserved for savory dishes makes all the difference in this recipe.
In a galaxy far, far, far away, astronomers have found the oldest black hole in the universe, thought to have formed less than 500 million years after the Big Bang.
Pawol made history this weekend as the first woman behind home plate at a major league game. What took so long?
A Labubu heist joins the long list of infamous toy-related crimes throughout history.
Kokura was the original target, but avoiding the atomic bomb may have been more than just random chance.
Here’s how to save your shirts while protecting your skin this summer.
See if you can identify the very first line of dialogue that launched these popular TV series.
The stringy white glob hanging off an egg yolk is a chalaza. Here’s what it does and when you should remove it.
Michael Bolton, Cyndi Lauper, and Tori Amos are all more famous as solo stars these days—but they’re just some of the musicians who also spent time in bigger bands.
Gas stations know what they’re doing when they play Bach at the pump.
How well do you remember how history played out at the end of World War II?
The nuclear anxiety of the 1950s led to two unlikely strategies: ducking under school desks and taking advice from a cartoon turtle.
For some, drinking this wormwood-flavored Chicago liqueur is a badge of honor.
All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?
Cracking your car’s rear window can be a highly unpleasant experience—and physics is to blame.
These names show up in Disney movies and shows, and they also happen to be some of the most popular baby names today.
'Apollo 13'—the dramatization of the 1970 space program crisis that kept the world on its seat—was the third highest-grossing film of 1995, and remains one of the most faithful depictions of NASA operations ever put on film.
After dropping the atomic bomb over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, almost all of the 12 men aboard the ‘Enola Gay’ had something to say about it.