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Raking leaves is annoying—and totally unnecessary.

Leave the Leaves: Why Nature Experts Say You Shouldn’t Rake Your Yard This Fall

Good news for anyone who hates raking their lawn: You don’t have to.

These books were banned for silly reasons.

13 Books That Were Banned For Ridiculous Reasons

Each year, the American Library Association complies a list of books that are challenged and banned. There are some books that get banned because of insensitive material; however, others get banned for completely ludicrous reasons.

Can You Choose the Correct Version of these Commonly Misspelled Words?

Put your spelling skills to the test.

The crescent wrench has helped DIYers for decades.

Why Is It Called a “Crescent Wrench”?

A Swedish immigrant changed the face of wrenches forever.

7 Supposedly Haunted Artworks

From a weeping statue to painting that moves on its own, the stories behind these supposedly haunted pieces of art are downright spooky.

The 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023

In honor of Banned Books Week, the ALA published its list of 2023’s most contentious titles.

17 Things You Might Not Know About ‘The Shawshank Redemption’

The Stephen King prison fable has become a modern classic—but it initially disappointed at the box office.

What’s the Kennection? #133

All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?

Members of Earth, Wind & Fire performing in 1978.

Do You Remember? 12 Memorable Events That Happened on September 21—the Internet’s Favorite Day of the Year

“Do you remember the 21st night of September?” Earth, Wind & Fire first asked the question in 1978. And in the years since, the date has taken on new meaning online.

Little brown bats like this one are at risk from white nose syndrome.

A Bright Side for Bats: Scientists Make Progress Against White Nose Syndrome

The deadly fungus has decimated bat populations across North America. But recently, scientists have found reasons to hope their efforts to save bats are working.

The Surprising Origins of 5 Spooky Sayings

From ‘skeletons in the closet’ to ‘graveyard shift,’ here’s how five eerie idioms came to be.

The first horror film was already using a castle as the setting.

Watch the World’s First Horror Movie From 1896

'Le Manoir du Diable' has some pretty sweet special effects for the 19th century.

This green frog could be contemplating a big change.

7 Animals That Can Change Their Sex

In the animal kingdom, it’s not that unusual to start out as one sex and end up as another.

Can You Find the Ghost Hiding Among the Skeletons?

Get ready for spooky season with this Halloween-themed brainteaser.

Why Does Asparagus Make Your Pee Smell Funny?

Not everyone experiences funny-smelling urine after eating asparagus, but it's common enough that it poses one very big question: why does it happen in the first place?

Some cities are better for coffee drinkers than others.

The 20 Best U.S. Cities for Coffee Lovers, Ranked

Coffee enthusiasts might consider relocating to one of these caffeine meccas.

Microsoft's Windows 98 comes off the packaging line.

Watch Computer Pros Get Excited About Windows 98 in 1998

A decade before fans started lining up outside Apple stores for the release of each new iPhone model, computer users were eager to get their hands on Windows 98.

Notre-Dame has been the site of a mystery.

Mysterious ‘Horseman’ Found in a Lead Coffin Beneath Notre-Dame May Have Just Been Identified

The 2019 fire at the cathedral brought a mystery to the surface: a lead coffin containing an unknown skeleton.

People in these cities might rub you the wrong way.

The 10 Rudest (and Most Polite) Cities in the U.S.

Two Florida cities—Tampa and Miami—rank among the top three rudest cities in the United States.

French playing cards use ‘R’ and ‘D’ instead of ‘K’ and ‘Q.’

You Can Help Set a World Record for Most People Playing Solitaire in 24 Hours

This Guinness World Record requires no skill—just an internet connection.

Zoolife lets you view animals live through your computer screen.

This Website Lets You View Animal Webcams From Over a Dozen Zoos

Skip the lines and spend your next day at the zoo online instead.

A coronal mass ejection shoots out from the sun.

“Severe” Solar Storm Might Bring Northern Lights to the Deep South

Scientists just observed a powerful solar storm that could carry the northern lights over the lower 48 in the near future.

Can You Solve This Old-Timey Riddle? #8

This riddle from the book ‘Wit Newly Revived’ dates back to the 18th century—can you figure it out?

Why Do Cats Knock Things Over?

According to experts, this behavior has a few explanations, but being a bully probably isn’t one of them. We also offer a few solutions for how to stop cats from knocking things over.

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