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Make a list of the greatest movies ever set in New York City, and it should include ‘The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.’ Discover more facts about the 1974 crime drama here, including how producers got the MTA to let them use real subway trains.

Volleyball doesn’t have goalkeepers, but it does have liberos—and the rules are a little different for them.

Americans tend to work more and longer days than many of their industrialized counterparts, yet eight countries work harder than the U.S.

In Tune Twist, we run the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translate them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

You may think you know the words to “Pop! Goes the Weasel.” The tune is everywhere from jack-in-the-box toys to Data and Riker’s first encounter in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’. But it may not even be about a weasel at all.

A fragment of an arm bone found on Flores, Indonesia, suggests that some of our human ancestors were even smaller than we thought.

From the most commonly used movie title to the most reused prop.

Sodas in the Aloha State look a little different from what you’re probably used to.

Mercury in seafood is another growing concern thanks to global warming.

There’s no tradition more satisfying than cracking open a good book on a sandy beach. Here’s how it all started.

Think you know your favorite author’s bibliography by heart? Don’t be so sure: See if you can figure out which of these obscure book titles belong to which renowned author in this quiz.

The connections between words aren’t always as straightforward as the link between ‘run’ and ‘runner’; often, figuring them out requires the subtle unraveling of linguistic evolution, the kind of detective work that makes etymology so fascinating.