The Best College in Each State
Here are the best colleges in America, broken down state by state.
Here are the best colleges in America, broken down state by state.
From blockbuster comedies to queer rom-coms, the best Gen X movies reflected the society of their time.
Thanks to binding her ribs in tight corsets, Guinness World Record holder Cathie Jung has a waist that is the same circumference as a jar of mayonnaise.
Some food names are less than forthcoming about what they really are. (We’re looking at you, Grape-Nuts.)
Corpses are less scary than you think.
In researching his latest book, ‘The Year of Living Constitutionally,’ author A.J. Jacobs came across some bizarre suggestions floated by members of the Constitutional Convention for the new United States government.
In 2024, Mother's Day is on Sunday, May 12.
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Where you teach can make a huge difference in how much you earn.
Put on a fancy hat, grab a mint julep, and become the best-informed person at your Derby party.
Elephants demonstrate complex behaviors that researchers have associated with empathy and mourning, pointing to the animals’ high level of intelligence.
Learn a fun fact about each of the most popular languages in the world.
Before ‘The Sopranos’ or ‘The Wire,’ television’s golden age arguably began on HBO on July 12, 1997, when the premium network premiered Fontana’s prison drama ‘Oz.’
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Old English had a rich array of inventive and intriguing words, many of which have either long since dropped out of use or were replaced.
Spring and summer are hectic times for animal shelters and cat rescue groups.
The writer, best known for her Southern gothic style, died at the age of 39 from lupus. Here’s what you should know about her life.
‘Coger’ and the other terms on this list mean something very different in Spain than they do in other hispanophone countries.
The Allied forces’ Normandy landings on June 6, 1944—an event better known as D-Day—became a pivotal moment in World War II .
You’ve probably grown up your entire life without putting much thought into the nursery rhymes drilled into your head. But there are tales behind each of them—some pretty dark.
‘Les Femmes d’Alger’ (‘Women of Algiers’) isn’t a single artwork, but a series of 15 paintings—though one is more famous than the others.
In the scope of human history, the wheel is actually a rather young creation. Beer, clothing, and jewelry are much older.
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These universities are among the toughest to enroll in. One has an acceptance rate of just 1 percent.