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The first soccer balls weren't even made out of rubber.

Dive into the history of soccer balls, including how they evolved from their earliest form, when they were made out of pig bladders, into the hexagon design we see today.

‘Claws’ didn’t draw the same crowds as ‘Jaws’ when it premiered two years later.

The seal of Anthony Comstock’s New York Society for the Suppression of Vice.

Anthony Comstock would stop at nothing to rid the world of explicit photos, birth control, and anything else he deemed a threat to morals.

The words we use for family members in English are specific about some things, but vague about others. These words will help fill in the gaps.

For a single weekend, the director seriously considered taking over the sequel—and he was going to take a page from history.

Get ready to welcome summer, however you see fit.

In 2025, the summer solstice will fall on Friday, June 20. Here are some fascinating facts to celebrate the celestial occasion.

The riddle below dates back to 1904—can you figure it out?

Here’s the invisible etymology that turned Johns into Jacks.

There are several ways you can try to reduce your dog’s anxiety.

We spoke to several veterinary behavior experts to learn how to keep anxious dogs calm, no matter the scenario.

Resist the urge to smash this eight-legged fren.

Even if you don’t usually see them, spiders are in your house. And they’re paying rent, sort of.

What exactly is a flop? To us, it’s something that arrived with great fanfare and big expectations, then ate pavement—hard. We’re covering just a few in the latest episode of The List Show.

‘Jaws 3, People 0’ was canceled in favor of a more traditional sequel.

After two successful ‘Jaws’ movies, Universal wanted to satirize them in the form of a National Lampoon feature titled ‘Jaws 3, People 0.’

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

Lemonade kickstarted the trend. But there’s more to the story than that.

Roger Ebert sparred with numerous rivals over the years.

The late film critic once had a curse put on him by a vengeful filmmaker.

Being bitten or kicked by a large, hoofed animal is most likely to spell the end in many states.

This beast will be up for sale this July.

A 6-foot-tall Ceratosaurus fossil is going up for auction at Sotheby’s this July. Find out what makes this dinosaur so rare and valuable.

It looks like Boston takes the cake when it comes to America‘s most expensive hotel stays.

If you‘re planning a trip to these 25 U.S. cities, brace for impact.

Steven Spielberg apologized for sparking an anti-shark feeding frenzy in the ’70s.

'The Garden Party' by Johann Michael Kupfer.

Ditch your TV, shut down social media, and go outside to try these summer activities from yesteryear.

See if you can decipher this twisted tune.

It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?