The 11 Best-Named Political Parties
When they came up with their party platforms, these politicians got creative.
When they came up with their party platforms, these politicians got creative.
It’s summertime, and at many points over the past few centuries, that was the only reason necessary to strap on some roller skates. Though it’s a sport and leisure activity that in this century has largely been replaced by other pastimes, roller skating h
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No matter what your opinion is on the waffle taco, one thing's for sure: It’s not the weirdest fast food to ever cross a counter. Here are 11 other fast food oddities that chains once tried out—but a little warning to Taco Bell: none of them lasted long.
Ever had a broken heart? Own an object that won’t let you forget? That's what the Museum of Broken Relationships collects. Here are 11 of the stranger exhibits.
It’s official: geek décor has invaded the lavatories of nerds worldwide, with some wonderfully-creative sci-fi and fantasy-themed toilet seats cropping up on the net in recent years. Here are 11 of the most outlandish.
It seems like only yesterday—well, actually, 192 years ago—that Missouri became the 24th state in the Union. Let's celebrate with 11 facts about the Show Me State.
Did you pass Britain's bar exam at 18? Yeah, I didn't think so.
These magazines have come a long way since Volume 1, Issue 1. Here's what they looked like way back in the beginning.
Elysium, director Neill Blomkamp’s follow up to District 9, hits theaters today. Here are a few things to know about the film.
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Is there any suffix more adorable than the lovely little –ling? It gives us yearlings and starlings, downy ducklings and goslings, affectionate darlings and siblings, and comforting tender dumplings. But –ling hasn’t always been so little and cute. It use
There's always someone around to offer marital advice, but historically, words of wisdom to wives have a tendency to be daft and maddening.
One location + no budget = some of television’s finest moments.
The architecture of sentences can be a beautiful thing.
Animal smugglers have some serious baggage.
In addition to the Chinese, French, and Swahili versions, you can find unusual translations into other languages, from real-life tongues to fictional ones.
Sharks have much more to fear from us than we do from them. But that hasn't stopped inventors from dreaming up with devices that will keep people out of Jaws' jaws.
Here's what went into some of the most recognizable album covers in music history.
Here are some of the more peculiar questions that people have pondered over the decades.
Plants, dirt, and even rocks are more dangerous than you probably imagined.
Who are the scientists and doctors behind some of our most famous diseases and conditions? Here are a few of the physicians and their eponymous ailments.
When Pluto was demoted, elementary school students flipped out.
The great (and nerdy) outdoors. While the events change every year, these are a good sampling of the kinds of fun things that are available each year, even for non-attendees.