10 of the Greatest Puzzles in History
Criteria include ingenuity, staying power, the puzzles’ effect on history—and whether they gave the author a good kind of headache or bad kind of headache.
Criteria include ingenuity, staying power, the puzzles’ effect on history—and whether they gave the author a good kind of headache or bad kind of headache.
Essential gardening tools like the Flexi Hose, gloves, and more can keep your greenery looking lush all season long.
The groundbreaking educational science series The Voyage of the Mimi starred a young Ben Affleck.
Few actors can boast the resume of Jack Nicholson. Films like 'Chinatown' and 'The Shining' have helped the actor achieve a level of respect and stature unparalleled in Hollywood.
Are you smarter than a Victorian?
Though much of Charlotte Brontë's life was marked by tragedy, she wrote novels and poems that found great success in her lifetime and are still popular nearly 200 years later.
The nostrils of our ancestors were constantly assaulted by unimaginable odors. Here are six reasons that you should be happy you and your nose in modern times.
Whether you were hoping to drop a few pounds or build that summer six-pack, the ancient world was loaded with helpful pointers about getting in shape.
These gone-but-not-forgotten libations still have their fan-bases, some of whom shell out pretty serious cash for these vintage potables.
D is one of the most frequently used letters in the alphabet. Consider adding some of these delicious D words to your vocabulary.
From the priciest painting to the costliest kidney stone, these are the most expensive things ever sold.
The longhaired feline has a storied past—and a frenzied following.
'Better Call Saul' is preparing to go off to that great big Cinnabon in the sky, and fans of the series have a lot of questions—and some truly bizarre theories about how it will all end.
Why does Tax Day fall on April 15? How much time do we spend doing our taxes? And which world leader taxed beards? Read on for answers to those questions and other fun facts about taxes.
Admitting you don’t know the meaning behind any of Chicago’s long-standing slang terms is akin to slathering your hot dog with ketchup.
Get to know the 1982 teen comedy on a deeper level.
The “unsinkable” Titanic wasn’t exactly marketed as unsinkable. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
The festival of Passover (or Pesach) commemorates the story of the Jews' escape from Egypt—and is one of the most important holidays on the Jewish calendar.
History is full of kings and governments who have tried to earn money by taxing anything from beards to bachelors.
Surviving the 'Titanic' was not Jessop’s first escape from a maritime disaster—nor would it be her last.
Mantis shrimp have four times as many color-sensing photoreceptors as humans.
Netflix’s period hit ‘Bridgerton’ has taken the world by storm—but its reign is only just beginning.
C is for cacafuego.
Bob Odenkirk is best known for playing ethically-malleable lawyer Saul Goodman, but he has enjoyed a decades-long career as a versatile writer and performer.