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The serpentine symbol has represented the eternal cycle of life for thousands of years.

At the Olympics, some athletes will be performing tried and true moves. Others might be throwing new skills that will one day bear their names.

There’s a lot of cultural and religious significance attached to this enduring Jewish wedding tradition. Plus, it’s just plain fun.

Because sometimes, periods, commas, colons, semi-colons, dashes, hyphens, apostrophes, question marks, exclamation points, quotation marks, brackets, parentheses, braces, and ellipses won't do.

‘The Andy Griffith Show’ star didn’t seem cut out to be a movie star. But thanks to some enduring connections to Mayberry, Knotts would have the last laugh.

Fifteen sitting vice presidents have become president. That leaves a lot of other ex-veeps in need of gainful employment. Here's what a few of them did after leaving office.

The fabric strawberry is more than just a cute accessory to an already cute accessory. It also serves as an important tool.

Unfortunately, those blooms you clipped from your home garden or snagged from a local farmer’s market won’t last forever.

This smoked salmon mille-feuille from the Institute of Culinary Education is sure to impress.

The German-born actress rebuffed Nazi attempts to recruit her to make propaganda and declared Hitler “an idiot.” Here’s what else you need to know about her.

These gory yet fascinating reads delve into the weirdest chapters of medical history, from the dancing plague of 1518 to the bizarre saga of Typhoid Mary.

Anna Sewell’s 19th-century novel about a horse named Black Beauty put the spotlight on animal welfare.