Surprise: Milky Way wasn’t named after our home galaxy. Let’s take a brief stroll down the etymological candy aisle and discover how these confections got named.

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King’s sophomore novel left out a scene deemed too horrific to leave in.
Francine the cat went missing for a while in a different city. Now she‘s back home.
The original’s July 1982 release date was selected just to mess with an ex-employee.
We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?
There is a good reason why baby carrots tend to be slimier than their full-sized counterparts—and it has to do with the white stuff you sometimes see on the outside of them.
The macabre practice is known as anthropodermic bibliopegy, and the motivations behind it include everything from punishment of criminals to doctors wanting symbolically meaningful covers for their medical tomes.
Test your knowledge of the best and worst Halloween candies in this timed quiz.
Historical cures for insomnia were sketchy at best and outright dangerous at worst. Fortunately, modern medicine has discovered a few techniques that can help those suffering from insomnia.
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Which plant is most-searched in your state?