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Do you often mix up antiques, memorabilia, and collectibles? If so, it‘s about time you learned the difference.

Wondering when the first day of spring is in 2025? Here’s everything you need to know about the vernal equinox.

In the 19th century, 'inside baseball' only had one meaning—here's how it came to be.

What happens when nearly 900 dachshunds gather in one place? A world record, of course.

History is teeming with unlikely heroes—these ones just happen to have feathers and fur.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park tops the list.

Which U.S. national parks saw the most visitors in 2024? Super-popular spots included Yosemite, Acadia, and Glacier National Park.

‘Garfield Minus Garfield’ was one of the internet’s better ideas.

How an experimental journey into the dark mind of Jon Arbuckle became an internet sensation.

After years of anticipation, the LEGO Group and The Pokémon Company are collaborating for the first time.

The wait is over—Pokémon is finally joining LEGO. Here‘s what we know so far about the legendary collaboration.

Beef tallow (not the best for an apple pie).

What it is, what it's used for, and whether it lives up to the hype.

The long-running animated comedy can stream for two weeks without repeating an episode.

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

Space shootouts are possible. The Soviets proved it.

You might be familiar with a few of these.

Lots of languages have distinct plural forms for ‘you.’ Wouldn’t it be useful if English had one too? Spoiler alert: It does. Several, in fact.

Turnspit dogs had a terrible job. And once their work was made obsolete, the breed went extinct.

The “Airport Theory” is just another way to stress you out during your travels.

Traveling is stressful, and subscribing to “Airport Theory” will only make things worse.

From a bag of human hands to LEGO bricks and rubber duckies, some very weird things have washed up on the world's beaches.

The former MythBusters host and co-founder of the National STEM Festival tells us what emerging tech she thinks kids today won’t be able to live without—and what we can expect from the podcast she’s launching with fellow MythBuster Tory Belleci.

John Denver really wanted to go to space.

The country music icon spent years trying to get higher than any musician had ever been.

Not a place you would expect to see members of a clergy playing a game.

From "scrabbling games" to hunting hares, these old Easter traditions have fallen out of fashion.

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?

The days of police badges and lightsaber spoons lurking in boxes are over. Kids now get QR codes. What happened?

From what he originally called the fix-up sci-fi collection to the words he invented in its stories, here’s what you need to know about Asimov’s ‘I, Robot,’ which turns 75 this year.

Astronauts Piers J. Sellers (left) and David A. Wolf in the midst of a pre-breathe exercise in preparation for a spacewalk.

Engineers have had to come up with some interesting ways to generate oxygen for astronauts in the vacuum of space.

This record-breaking band specializes in vegetal instruments—from celeriac bongos to pepper horns.

Antiques vs. Memorabilia vs. Collectibles: What’s the Difference?

5 Fast Facts About the Spring Equinox

Inside ‘Inside Baseball’: How America’s Pastime Invented a Handy Metaphor

Nearly 900 Dachshunds Break Record for Breed’s Largest Dog Walk

10 Times Animals Changed History

The 10 Most Popular National Parks of 2024

When ‘Garfield Minus Garfield’ Subtracted the Strip’s Title Character

Pikachu and More Pokémon Are Finally Getting the LEGO Treatment in 2026

What Exactly Is Beef Tallow?

‘The Simpsons’ Is Now Streaming 24/7 on Disney+

Definition Detective Quiz #30

What Happens If You Shoot a Gun in Space?

From Y’all To Youse: 8 English Ways to Make ‘You’ Plural

The Sad, Strange History of Turnspit Dogs

Why Travelers Should Be Wary of “Airport Theory”

12 Weird Things That Have Washed Ashore

Learn Amazing Facts About Women Scientists With Kari Byron

When John Denver Almost Went into Space

5 Old-Timey Easter Traditions We Don’t See Anymore

Tune Twist Quiz #33

Why Did Toys Disappear From Cereal Boxes?

7 Fascinating Facts About Isaac Asimov’s ‘I, Robot’

How Do Astronauts Breathe in Space?

The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra Turns Produce Into Musical Instruments