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You Can Hire a Robot to Handwrite Your Thank-You Notes

You Can Hire a Robot to Handwrite Your Thank-You Notes

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Artist Recreates Demolished Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings in Full Color

Artist Recreates Demolished Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings in Full Color

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7 Last-Minute Tax Breaks to Take Advantage of Before the End of the Year

7 Last-Minute Tax Breaks to Take Advantage of Before the End of the Year

Books

A Princess Bride Coloring Book Is Coming This Month

A Princess Bride Coloring Book Is Coming This Month

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The Making of White Christmas

The Making of White Christmas

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11 Brilliant Gifts for the Hostess

11 Brilliant Gifts for the Hostess

5 Questions: Christmas Carol Lyrics

5 Questions: Christmas Carol Lyrics

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9 Money Resolutions to Make for 2017

9 Money Resolutions to Make for 2017

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23 Funny Historical Letters to Santa

23 Funny Historical Letters to Santa

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6 De-Stressing Tips from Yoga and Barre Instructors

6 De-Stressing Tips from Yoga and Barre Instructors

Movies

How It's a Wonderful Life Went From Box Office Dud to Accidental Christmas Tradition

How It's a Wonderful Life Went From Box Office Dud to Accidental Christmas Tradition

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Traffic Problem Areas to Avoid on Your Holiday Travels

Traffic Problem Areas to Avoid on Your Holiday Travels

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12 Things You Might Not Know About Fiddler on the Roof

12 Things You Might Not Know About Fiddler on the Roof

Big Question

Is White Chocolate Really Chocolate?

Is White Chocolate Really Chocolate?

Science

‘Pregnancy Brain’ Is Real, But It’s Not What We Thought

‘Pregnancy Brain’ Is Real, But It’s Not What We Thought

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The Origins of 12 Christmas Traditions

Stacy Conradt

When you think about it, some of our Christmas traditions are pretty strange—but hey, we can explain!

11 Problems Music Can Solve
Every Item in Nickelodeon's 1992 Time Capsule
20 Songs You Might Not Know Were Covers
The Origins of 10 Great Insults

4 Questions That Will Impress Any Hiring Manager in an Interview

Kate Rockwood

Be prepared when your interviewer turns the tables and asks if you have any questions.

8 Symbols That We Turned Into Words
45 Amazing Facts Everyone Should Know
13 Little-Known Punctuation Marks We Should Be Using
Giant Koosh Ball vs. Liquid Nitrogen

Atari Releases Classic 'RollerCoaster Tycoon' for Mobile

Michele Debczak

This installment doesn’t mess with the retro quality of the early 2000s graphics.

Why is English Spelling So Messed Up?
Why is Charles Schulz in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
The Origins of 10 Great Insults
The Bedroom Quirks of 10 Great Authors

How to Use Old Amazon Boxes to Make Free Shipments to Goodwill

Michele Debczak

Reuse your boxes and give back to the community at the same time.

The 25 Most Powerful TV Shows of the Last 25 Years
9 Saturday Night Live Movies That Were Never Made
10 Scientific Benefits of Being a Cat Owner
The Genius Who Invented Brunch

14 Delicious Latkes From Across the Country

Colin Gorenstein

They may not be the most traditional, but these creative latkes are more than worth your time this Hanukkah.

Meet the Beer Fridge That Opens Only for Canadians
17 Overly Optimistic Book Titles
Where Do the Words “Mom” and “Dad” Come From?
What the Internet Looked Like in 1995

You Could Play a Dog in Wes Anderson’s New Movie

Kate Horowitz

Donors to Anderson’s 'Isle of Dogs' project could win a visit to the set and a small role in the film.

How Cereal Transformed American Culture
12 Strange-But-Real Ice Cream Flavors
10 Contestants for Earth's Next Superpower
56 Delightful Victorian Slang Terms You Should Be Using

Scientists Develop Ultra-Long-Lasting Smartphone Battery

Kate Horowitz

Batteries made with the new material would require 100 times less electricity to run and would only need to be recharged once every few months.

11 Amazing Librarian Tattoos
11 Bizarre and Dangerous Items Sold by Sears in 1902
8 Inventions That Never Needed Updating
The Original "Mahna Mahna"

'Harry Potter' Bath Bomb Acts Like a Fizzy Sorting Hat

Michele Debczak

Drop it in and leave the rest to fate.

12 Historical Speeches Nobody Ever Heard
How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
The Best Shots Fired in the Oxford Comma Wars
6 Awesome Things Bill Murray Has Done

St. Nick's Real Hometown Is an Ancient City in Turkey Entombed in Mud

Jen Pinkowski

Welcome to Myra, where a Greek bishop became a power player in early Christianity.

11 Hidden Messages in Company Logos
5 Historical Manias That Gripped Societies, Then Disappeared
13 Sesame Street Muppets That Make a Difference
The Best Shots Fired in the Oxford Comma Wars

The Top 10 Science Stories of 2016

Dan Falk

It's been a big year.

The Time Teddy Roosevelt Traumatized Dr. Seuss
7 Book Dedications that Basically Say "Screw You"
What Causes Late Night Snack Cravings?
What the Internet Looked Like in 1995

13 Items Labeled “American” in Other Countries

Arika Okrent

America is a worldwide brand of sorts, but it doesn’t carry the same connotations everywhere.

The Russians Didn't Just Use Pencils in Space
Cashew Nuts Grow Out of Crazy Apples
12 Lonely Negative Words
The 25 Most Powerful TV Shows of the Last 25 Years

Take a Look Inside Radio Shack's 60th Anniversary Catalog (From 1981)

Cordless phones? Amazing!

Scientists Unwrap the ‘Nuptial Gifts’ Male Fireflies Give to Their Mates

Kate Horowitz

"I think it's safe to say that adult fireflies are obsessed with sex."

7 Book Dedications that Basically Say "Screw You"
11 Little-Known Words for Specific Family Members
106 of the Least Popular Baby Names in American History
How to Buy a New Computer (in 1993)

14 Things You Might Not Know About 'The Muppet Christmas Carol'

Kristy Puchko

1. It was the first Muppet movie made without Jim Henson.

11 Rejected Canadian Flag Designs
Why Are Coupons Worth 1/100th of a Cent?
15 Famous People Who Used to Teach
The 25 Most Powerful TV Shows of the Last 25 Years

It's Not Too Late to Grab Great Amazon Holiday Deals

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The Time Teddy Roosevelt Traumatized Dr. Seuss
Did Blowing into Nintendo Cartridges Really Help?

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