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Hidden directly in front of the Washington Monument, encased in brick and tucked under a manhole cover, is another Washington Monument —...

For early Americans, fire was a feared necessity; it warmed homes, provided hot meals, and offered late-night reading light. But fire...

With great power comes great responsibility — and, in the case of the U.S. President, a slew of great perks, too. Among them? An...

As human space exploration has evolved, trips offworld have grown longer and longer. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin spent less than two hours in...

Each year, at the beginning of November, people in Mexico and many other parts of Latin America celebrate Día de los Muertos — the Day of...

Mona Lisa is not the name of the subject of that world famous painting. Not entirely, anyway. The subject of this early 16th-century...

Halloween has grown from its ancient, supernatural roots into a fun-filled night of candy , costumes, and (mostly) wholesome thrills. In...

No matter what face you carve into your Halloween pumpkin, it will probably be called the same thing: a jack-o’-lantern. But how did...

The cooler mornings, longer shadows, and jack-o’-lantern displays around town may get us thinking of the frights of Halloween, but the...

Americans have been celebrating Halloween for just as long as Thanksgiving, and longer than Independence Day . But while the...

The Black Death, aka bubonic plague, killed more than a third of medieval Europe’s population. In folklore, it’s unlucky for a black cat...

Candy corn may be the most maligned confectionary — it’s rare that the tricolored treat ever tops the list of beloved Halloween candies....

Some mascots are born in boardrooms — like Betty Crocker , who started as a fictional advice columnist, or the Geico Gecko, who came...

Around the world, people are living longer than ever before. In 1900, the global average life expectancy was just 32 years ; in 2024, it...

Every bookworm has their favorite cozy corner of the library for curling up and reading, but sometimes, the entire library is a retreat....

Some of the world’s biggest archaeological discoveries not only changed the way we interpret our past but also solved historical...

For about as long as the country bridging Northern and Central America has been on the map, it’s gone by some form of the word “Mexico.”...

When you sing along to an old standard, do you ever really think about the story behind the music? Songs like “Happy Birthday to You,”...

For those of us not blessed with a green thumb, it’d certainly be helpful if our plant friends could tell us when they need attention....

If you’re anything like the average American, you spend plenty of time in the kitchen — over 400 hours a year, according to a 2022 poll....