Pixar movies hold a great deal of nostalgia for many people. From Toy Story, which kicked off the animation studio’s historic ...

Not all myths began as fiction. Before unicorns decorated Lisa Frank’s art, explorers like Marco Polo insisted they were real ...

Shark attacks are extremely rare. But they do occasionally happen, and some species are more likely to be behind the kill ...

One possible explanation comes with the slang term for food. Spud was used to describe a potato as far back as the 1800s. The ...

The insurgents gathered around the body. On the ground lay one of their men, dead and ghostly white. They expected to find bullet wounds. Instead, closer inspection revealed he had two small ...

From its initial title to its real life inspirations to its disastrous, misconception-causing English translations.

Welcome to Kennections, a weekly quiz created by ‘Jeopardy!’ host and champion Ken Jennings. Welcome to Kennections, a weekly ...

E-cigarettes are comprised of two parts: A lithium-ion battery cylinder and a liquid nicotine pod. You have to separate the two before you can safely dispose of them. Because the first part contains a ...

Zinc levels show the giant shark ate more creatures than expected, challenging long-held assumptions about its behavior.

While the Tooth Fairy herself may be surprisingly modern, the bits of folklore that went into her creation are hundreds of ...

The Goonies’ turns 40 this year—and to make the film, director Steven Spielberg may have drawn inspiration from a real-life ...

What innumerable media outlets have fittingly dubbed “ the Kate effect ” refers to a fashion phenomenon surrounding the ...