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Without a new generation of Speakers, the Native American language could die out in a few generations.

It sounds like it would be an expensive, unbalanced disaster, but somehow, by shaking it together, it works.

'Church of Spies' by Mark Riebling tells the gripping history of the Vatican’s covert operations during World War II.

These icons have lost their meaning somewhere along the way (or never had one to begin with).

For those times you’re not lodging in luxury, a little preparation is all it takes to transform your hotel room into a cozy haven.

From museums to national parks, there's plenty to admire alongside the engineering feat.

Near Dark (1987), F/M Entertainment // GIPHY

The genre has helped launch the careers of some of Hollywood's finest.

Supplement your cocktail knowledge with responses to the questions frequently lobbed at bartenders.

The subject of an unmade Pixar film and the occasional Monty Python joke—and a key ingredient in many a witch's brew—these little amphibians are world-class survivors.

So on top of influences of Aboriginal, English, Irish, and German, the accent may have a few pints to thank.

You might be surprised to know that clowns haven't always been horror movie material.

Nutella engaged a panel of dialect scholars to put together a guide to 135 characteristic expressions from 16 regions of Italy.

A post-industrial American ghost story.

Some common words that usually don’t have a whiff of tommyrot are also in the BS lexicon.

Why wear one costume when you can wear two?

In the 1920s, a journalist, a college student, and a German shepherd teamed up to change the lives of the blind.

Proof that comedic genius can come from very unlikely places.

Ever wondered who knew whom in Early Modern Britain?

Time to celebrate the easily startled, super-smelly mammal.

American Museum of Natural History // YouTube

The Southwestern graveyard of dinosaurs continues to be a source of discovery more than 100 years after its beds were first searched.

The historic photo cost Randy Guijarro $2 at a thrift store in California.

How One Institution is Helping to Revive the Lakota Language

What's the Right Way to Make a Blood & Sand Cocktail?

When the Pope Ordered the Death of Adolf Hitler

Why Did ‘Disabled’ Replace ‘Handicapped’ As the Preferred Term?

4 Symbols Without Actual Meanings

8 Crafty Ways to Make Your Hotel Room Feel Like Home

5 Places to Visit Around the Panama Canal

12 Directors Who Started Out Making Horror Movies

5 Pressing Booze Questions, Answered

The Real Values of 15 Movie Homes

10 Neat Facts About Newts

13 Retro Halloween Party Activites for Your Spooky Shindig

Theory Suggests Australian Accent Developed Over Drinks

16 (Not-So-Scary) Clowning Terms, Unmasked

New Nutella Campaign Celebrates the Many Dialects of Italy

The Ghost-Obsessed Professor Who Became Haunted By the Living

9 Everyday Words You Didn’t Know Could Mean BS

5 Transforming Costume Ideas to Take Your Halloween to the Next Level

How Seeing Eye Dogs Found Their Way to America

The Funny Story Behind a Classic Simpsons Scene

Six Degrees of Francis Bacon Shows Links Between Your Favorite Historical Figures

8 More Absurd Facts About Armadillos

New Mexico’s “Ghost Ranch” is Filled With Dinosaur Skeletons

Newly Discovered Photo of Billy the Kid Could Fetch $5 Million