Though English astronomer John Flamsteed was the first person to record observations of Uranus in the 1690s, he thought it was a star. Sir William Herschel gets the credit for identifying it as a ...

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

Typically​​, amusement parks and theme parks have different goals when it comes to their design. Amusement park creators ...

The recent survey was part of a wider exploration of poor pool protocol. Forty-eight percent of respondents also admitted to rinsing their dirty feet in pool water, even when wearing sandals. Roughly ...

Christmas in July seems like a Hallmark Channel invention. But it actually has its roots in a pretty surprising source.

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A coiled-up garden hose sits in your backyard. You reason it’s basically tap water, so you consider taking a few gulps.

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