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When something goes wrong with your car, a curious-looking icon illuminates on the dashboard. But what those symbols mean isn’t always obvious.
Since 1789, Congress has sent 33 constitutional amendments to the states for ratification. Here’s the scoop on the six amendments that didn't make the grade.
From Acadia to Zion, the U.S. has some pretty majestic national parks. Here’s one fun fact about every single one—plus a map so you can see where they all are.
Now that Lester Holt is stepping away from the NBC anchor desk, let’s celebrate the journalist known around the newsroom as “Iron Pants.”
Feeling nostalgic? Some of the most-loved millennial movies like ‘Superbad’ to ‘The Big Lebowski’ have stood the test of time.
Civil War surgeons learned fast. Here are a few of the MacGyver-like medical solutions that have had a lasting impact.
Not even the strictest sticklers seem to care about how we use words like ‘abhorrent’ and ‘sodden’ anymore.
Before she helped send the first astronauts to the moon, Katherine Johnson was a human “computer” working behind the scenes at NASA.
Grocery shopping on a budget? Here are some essential foods that you probably didn’t expect can hold up well inside of a freezer.
You’d be surprised by the ways you can keep yourself warm—and these budget-friendly winter hacks can help, too.
From Taylor Swift's "22" to Missy Elliott's "Work It," these CPR songs will help you find a life-saving tempo.
The vagus nerve does it all—tells your lungs to breathe, controls your heart rate, and even forms the foundation for a whole new medical field.
Who was a model for Mary Shelley’s protagonist? Candidates include a 17th-century alchemist and Charles Darwin’s grandfather.
If you have a disagreement with your neighbor today, you might head to small-claims court. In 19th-century rural America, such disputes were often solved with the business end of a gun.
Before the measles vaccine, there were between 3 and 4 million cases in the U.S. per year. Now, it’s less than 500.
From the box office bomb he loved to the job he got by kicking Fonzie through a window, Hanks’s filmography is like a box of chocolates—you never know what you’re gonna get.
From a U.S. map with only 38 states to a probable hoax, these maps definitely had geographers buzzing.
From David Lynch to Queen Elizabeth I, these folks achieved a type of lexical immortality when their names became adjectives.
Tuberculosis may seem like a historic malady, but it’s still the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Here’s what you need to know about its past and current outbreaks.
The 16th president loved nutritious snacks—and he was also a big fan of bacon.