Wes Craven didn’t intend for his classic horror film villain to look like he was headed to a Christmas party.

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The "creme" in Oreo cookies isn't really cream at all, but does that make Oreos vegan? The answer is complicated.
The ancient art of sword swallowing may seem like some sort of elaborate trick—but it’s very, very real (and very, very dangerous).
The dent (or “punt”) in the bottom of a wine bottle served an important function centuries ago, but it’s there for different reasons today.
You’re watching a scary movie or the music swells during your favorite song—the shiver up and down your spine is your body responding to a range of emotions.
Some denim devotees never wash. Others find that disgusting. The head of Levi's weighs in.
If you were an 18th-century settler in Australia with no knowledge of marsupials, you just might decide to call a koala a ‘bear,’ right?
The answer lies in their chromosomal makeup.
Can you get out of the country in one day? Yes, but it won't be pleasant.
Among nicknames like “The Athens of America,” “The Cradle of Liberty,” and “The Hub of the Universe,” “Beantown” sounds very out of place.
A bacteria-related food recall is troubling but understandable. It’s a little weirder when one involves golf balls.
Is your 'tortie' a sassy monster? You're not alone.
What is an Irish goodbye—and why is it called that?
Some communities have ordinances banning teens from knocking on doors. But are they justified?
Cats and “Pspsps” go together like toddlers and the crinkling wrapper of a candy bar that you were trying to eat in secret. What gives?
By the late 1700s, laborers adopted the insult to refer to workers who wouldn’t join a strike, a union, or take part in organized labor and undermined their fellow workers.