Holiday characters are great. They're probably half the reason we enjoy the holidays at all. But while most holiday characters are for the enjoyment of children, not everything they do is child-friendly. Here are things only adults notice about holiday characters.
Read More2018 was a truly incredible year for video games. This embarrassment of riches makes for a pretty good time for gamers, until it comes time to decide which one is actually the best. We've got our definitive choice for the single best video game of 2018 — and it might not be the one you'd expect.
Read MoreFrom the early days of American sports, up to today, few have been able to master multiple sports, and the ones that did (for the most part) became legends.
Read MoreNobody really likes paying taxes, but they pay for our roads and schools and so on. Unfortunately, sometimes the wrong politicians get the keys to the national piggy bank. Here are some of the most egregious examples of politicians wasting government money.
Read MoreThe 1989 49ers squad is perhaps one of the best of the era, dominating their season and producing a lopsided Super Bowl. Here's where the 1989 49ers are now.
Read MoreEvery musician has their peak, their time in the sun. Plenty of musicians then drag things on into eternity, touring and mashing up old hits just to pay the bills. Others slowly fade into obscurity or dip out altogether. Here are musicians who disappeared in 2018.
Read MoreYou might be surprised at just how many of your favorite magical figures in J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World have a real-life counterpart walking around with some major bragging rights (or, in a few cases, shame) about lending their traits to some of the most popular characters on the page and screen.
Read MoreIn Avengers: Infinity War, viewers were left on a serious cliffhanger. It would be a significant understatement to say Avengers: Endgame is hotly anticipated. But Avengers: Endgame probably won't wrap the story up into the tidy ending you might be expecting. Here's why that is.
Read MoreWar is hell, so it's no surprise there are tons of terrifying stories out there about the things that happened during war. Some of those soldiers carried their wartime stories for years without ever revealing them. Others passed the legends on. Here are chilling war stories you won't forget.
Read MoreSome of the innovations that we still depend on today first appeared centuries ago, and some things that seem really ancient still existed pretty recently.
Read MoreHumans have long believed that we're better than animals. When they start holding funerals and hiring hit men, though, that becomes a lot more difficult.
Read MoreFootball is a lot of swearing, hard hits, amazing comebacks, and trickery. Lots and lots of trick plays. The conventional way to play football is generally agreed to be the most effective, but sometimes you gotta shake things up. Here are the most ridiculous trick plays in NFL history.
Read MoreThere were a lot of great movies in 2018, but not all of them got the press they deserve. While Marvel had plenty of big 2018 films, the rest of Hollywood marched on as well. Here are some of the best movies of 2018 that you might just have missed.
Read MoreFrom legendary sequoias to mysterious yews, let's take a journey around the world to find the oldest trees and learn how they've stuck around so long.
Read MoreThe Black Death was really messed up, and everyone knows it. One of the worst parts had to be the, well, death. And there was a lot of that, but it may not have been the worst part. Here are the most disturbing things about the Black Death.
Read MoreRock stars are wild and creative folks constantly trying to stay ahead of the curve. Rock stars just about require a small degree of clairvoyance to be successful. Here are rock stars who have freakishly predicted the future.
Read MoreMichelangelo's Sistine Chapel is one of the most iconic buildings in the world, and for good reason -- it's ridiculously beautiful. But Michelangelo hid a lot of tiny details inside his magnum opus. Here's one tiny detail in the Sistine Chapel that people missed for years.
Read MoreIn November 2018, a flight of British Airways passengers got a rude end to their Orlando vacations when their flight back to London ended up taking 77 hours. Multiple delays, mechanical and technical problems, and hotel issues all combined to create the flight from hell.
Read More2018 was an awesome year for horror movies. We've seen new horror releases that can scratch any itch for your little horror-loving heart. But if you had to put them in order ... which one is the best? Here's the very best horror movie of 2018.
Read MoreWhat really happens during a government shutdown? All kinds of wacky things, and most of it is not good for the government or for the people who rely on it. Government shutdowns are relatively recent and are pretty unique to the U.S. Here's what happens when the government shuts down.
Read MoreMany people in the U.S. and Canada will lose one place to buy home improvement supplies and aimlessly roam aisles on weekends. Lowe's announced on November 5, 2018, that it's closing a number of its stores. Here's the real reason Lowe's is closing some of its stores.
Read MoreYou can see a lot of amazing things if you visit Japan, but as with any country, it's important to know the local customs and traditions before you arrive, out of respect if nothing else. And Japan has plenty of customs and manners to pay attention to. Here are things you shouldn't do in Japan.
Read MoreHas the mysterious Flight MH370 disappearance finally been solved? Some investigators are claiming to have the solution to Flight MH370's disappearance and presumed crash. And it doesn't involve aliens, smoke monsters, or any of the other conspiracy theories that popped up about MH370.
Read MoreA toilet that flushes with water is a huge luxury, and kinda wasteful. Bill Gates is out to change that, hoping to make these new toilets change the world, especially developing countries. Here are the toilets Bill Gates thinks could change the world.
Read More2018 is ending, and we've seen our share of great movies this year. But no movie is perfect, and 2018's top movies are no exceptions when it comes to dumb things. Here are the dumb things we all ignored in 2018's best movies.
Read MoreThe idea that there's any letter in the alphabet that most people can't write is pretty insane. We spend an obscene amount of time learning the alphabet, repeating each letter until it's perfect. So what gives? What letter just confuses the heck out of us?
Read MoreIn 1997, the Denver Broncos got good. The '97 Broncos went all the way to the top and actually won. Here's what the '97 Broncos look like now.
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