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Unmasking the history of why we wear costumes on Halloween

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 26, 2025 And why you have to put up with "KPop Demon Hunters" costumes this year.
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Did a CEO drink Agent Orange on live TV in 1975 to prove it was safe and live until 2007?

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Joey Esposito
Oct. 19, 2025 Lars Foss reportedly drank Hormoslyr, a chemical herbicide that contained the same active ingred ...
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Why we carve pumpkins to celebrate Halloween

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Joey Esposito
Oct. 17, 2025 The answer to why people carve jack-o'-lanterns in October may lie in old Irish folklore.
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Did humpback whale really protect marine biologist from shark?

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William Kramer
Oct. 14, 2025 Alleged footage of the encounter showed the whale pushing the bewildered marine biologist to safety.
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Two black and white images side by side. On the left: Deidre Shaw, a younger woman, with an older woman, actress Angela Lansbury, both wearing cocktail dresses. On the right: Charles Manson, a white man with shoulder length hair and a full beard, in handcuffs.

Did Angela Lansbury move to Ireland to protect daughter from Charles Manson? What we know

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Rae Deng
Oct. 7, 2025 Manson reportedly hung around Deidre Shaw, daughter of the "Murder She Wrote" star, in the 1960s.
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Did Obama say '80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on'?

Written by:
William Kramer
Oct. 6, 2025 Social media users are sharing a video of the former U.S. president supposedly making the statem ...
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Was a stray dog the first to cross Romania-Hungary border after Schengen expansion?

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William Kramer
Oct. 5, 2025 A video showed police officers clapping in honor of the border-crossing dog's Schenanigans.
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Scientists taught spinach plants to send emails? Not exactly

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William Kramer
Oct. 4, 2025 Don't worry — the leafy greens won't be spamming inboxes any time soon.
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Trying to protect your child's privacy online? You'll need more than an emoji

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
Sept. 2, 2025 Parents should consider what other information a picture of their child could reveal.
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Close up of ancient Persian architectural engravings. Two soldiers in the art are facing each other. A third is behind another.

Did ancient Persians debate important matters drunk and sober before making decisions?

Written by:
Emery Winter
Aug. 30, 2025 The claim came from ancient Greek historian Herodotus, who was not always a reliable source and ...
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AI slop took over the internet. Here's what it is and why you should care

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Aug. 28, 2025 We know firsthand how hard figuring out whether something is real can be.
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Snopestionary: AI slop, explained

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Aug. 22, 2025 The rise of artificial intelligence tools has left many social media users scrambling to figure ...
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Shining light on Juneteenth's origins and history

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
June 19, 2025 The day marks the occasion when Union troops announced the freedom of all slaves in the U.S.
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Did skull in French church really belong to Mary Magdalene? Here's what we know

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
May 14, 2025 The Vatican has accepted the skull's identification for centuries — but scientists aren't convinced.
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In this black and white picture, Rosa Parks, a Black middle-aged woman, gets fingerprinted during an arrest by a white police officer in a uniform.

Neither Rosa Parks nor her husband owned a car during the bus boycotts, according to historians

Written by:
Rae Deng
May 10, 2025 Many commenters pointed out that Parks was a trained activist — but few posts correctly noted th ...
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Why Mississippi refused to air 'Sesame Street' in 1970

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Jordan Liles
May 5, 2025 When state officials eventually approved "Sesame Street," a newspaper credited parents, teachers ...
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May Day — or International Workers' Day — started in America. Here's the full history

Written by:
Jack Izzo
May 1, 2025 The holiday commemorates labor activists' decades-long struggle to establishing the eight-hour w ...
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Did Gandhi say, 'Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need but not every man's greed'?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
April 22, 2025 The quote has been spread by numerous organizations, including the United Nations, over the past ...
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Vintage ad that reads "SPIKED TOOTHPASTE — SCOTCH OR BOURBON FLAVORED...Put some 'spirit' in your brushing! Real, honest to goodness whiskey in toothpaste... in your favorite flavors. He'll be brushing his teeth 3, 4, even 5 times daily. Nosey guests will wonder, if it's the medicine chest or liquor cabinet. Cleans teeth, too!

Is this vintage ad for whiskey toothpaste real? We're not sure — but the product is

Written by:
Rae Deng
April 21, 2025 Decades before pop star Kesha sang about brushing her teeth "with a bottle of Jack," companies s ...
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Decorated eggs are shown on a wood shelf above two bunny figurines.

What we know about the Easter Bunny and its eggs

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
April 19, 2025 We found several origin theories behind the Christian holiday.
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