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There's a good reason the metal hook on a tape measure wiggles, and it has to do with why the first inch is actually 1/16th of an inch short.

Trees like aspens, sugar maples, and black gums are known for their vibrant fall foliage.

The distinctive wear patterns on your Levi's could put you behind bars.

Not all languages stick around forever. Some of these 11 tongues are extinct, some are dead or dormant, and some are finding new life.

Make a list of the greatest movies ever set in New York City, and it should include ‘The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.’ Discover more facts about the 1974 crime drama here, including how producers got the MTA to let them use real subway trains.

Volleyball doesn’t have goalkeepers, but it does have liberos—and the rules are a little different for them.

Americans tend to work more and longer days than many of their industrialized counterparts, yet eight countries work harder than the U.S.

In Tune Twist, we run the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translate them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

You may think you know the words to “Pop! Goes the Weasel.” The tune is everywhere from jack-in-the-box toys to Data and Riker’s first encounter in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’. But it may not even be about a weasel at all.

A fragment of an arm bone found on Flores, Indonesia, suggests that some of our human ancestors were even smaller than we thought.

From the most commonly used movie title to the most reused prop.

Sodas in the Aloha State look a little different from what you’re probably used to.