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The National Aquarium Is Moving Its Dolphins to a Natural Seawater Sanctuary

The plan to build an enormous outdoor sanctuary off the coast of Florida or the Caribbean is a major move in the world of animal captivity.

8 Terms for Enjoying Something (And the Subtle Differences Between Them)

English conveniently offers a long list of nouns you can use to describe what kind of enjoyer you are: aficionado, enthusiast, buff, connoisseur, fanatic, fan, freak, nut. But they aren't all just interchangeable synonyms. Each carries connotations that y

Documentary Focuses on the Life of Koko the Talking Gorilla

Learn more about the gorilla that learned sign language and had pet kittens.

8 Odd Things That Were Illegal in the '90s

5. Women wearing pants on the Senate floor.

15 Interesting Teas and Teabags

For a more engaging teatime.

Hieronymus Bosch / Hieronymus Bosch Work Memes

6 Niche Blogs You Should Read

Check out these single subject blogs you've probably never heard of.

6 Reasons Childlike Optimism Will Help You Achieve More

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13 of the Luckiest People in History

Some people just seem to have all the luck.

Petition Aims to Correct Misspelling of NYC's Verrazano Bridge

Sadly, it might be too expensive to fix it.

Follow Along with a Conversation in Doric Scots

The Scottish Corpus of Text and Speech (SCOTS) is a collection of over 1300 spoken and written texts covering a wide range of language use in Scotland.

"Yes" and "no" seem pretty essential, but not all languages use them.

5 Essential Types of Words That Some Languages Do Without

Some languages lack what we might consider the most fundamental words—yet somehow manage to get by without them.

By CBS Television (eBayfrontback) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

11 Fun Facts About My Three Sons

It wasn’t the first show to feature an all-male household, but it was the first to show a realistic version of such a family.

A memorial at the crash site (2006). BoomerKC via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

How a Plane Crash Survivor Got His Wallet Back—More Than 30 Years Later

In 2005, an explorer uncovered belongings that Eduardo Strauch lost in a deadly 1972 plane crash in the Andes.

Happy Birthday to the Drive-In Movie Theater!

The first drive-in opened in Camden, New Jersey on June 6, 1933.

13 Regional Insults to Offend People Across the U.S.

Americans certainly don’t lack insults for people in other states or cities.

Watch Researchers Vaccinate Wild Seals By Sneaking Up on Them

Stealth helps, but sunbathing seals don't seem to mind the spring-loaded syringes.

23 Hipster Baby Name Ideas From The Dictionary of Medieval Names

Looking for a unique name with some historical cachet? The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources is the place to go.

7 Secrets of Egg Farmers

Presented by Nellie's.

Norway Readathon of Terms of Use for Apps Lasts 32 Hours

In order to point out the absurdity of complex user agreements, Norwegian consumer protection agency Forbrukkerådet recently hosted a reading on their website where users read out loud, in their entirety, terms and conditions for the apps most typically f