This massive Galactus popcorn bucket is Marvel’s latest collector’s item, boasting a 341-ounce capacity anis gd world-record status.

While boxing isn’t as popular as it once was, the practice of fighting with fists, also known as pugilism, is so deeply entrenched in our culture, we might not know we’re using centuries-old ...

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Travelers to Chicago may experience the wind gusts that come off Lake Michigan, get tossed around a bit and think, “So this is why it’s called the Windy City.” The nickname, which dates back ...

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Ever wonder how teenager Marty McFly got friendly with the highly eccentric and middle-aged Doc Brown? 'Back to the Future' co-writer Bob Gale has the answer.

The reasoning behind this odd contraction is something you willn’t—er, won’t—expect.

You put a lot of thought into every choice that you make … which could be the reason why you’re making bad decisions.

A couple of long-suffering scientists from Australia donated their time—and their gas—to figuring out whether farts can spread disease.

The biggest tsunami ever recorded reached 1720 feet high—which is taller than the Willis Tower in Chicago.

Solmization, the practice of assigning syllables to the different “steps” of the musical scale, originated in ancient India. Fast forward a few thousand years to 6th-century Spain, when ...