Thanksgiving is sneaking up on us. That means extended travel time for many people—with much of it being spent in the airport. Luckily for over-planners, Jettly has a compiled a list of the airports ...

In 1907, an American writer named George Schorb published Riddles and Drawing Room Magic, an illustrated compendium of jokes, puzzles, card games, parlor games, sleight-of-hand tricks, and ...

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In April 2024, animal control officers in Watertown, Connecticut, discovered two black vultures in bad shape. The befuddled birds struggled to stand and seemed to waver in and of consciousness. At a ...

Anyone with a college degree knows that picking a major and sticking to it isn’t easy. The University of Tulsa states that ...

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

Before they were called “Mary Janes,” the strappy shoes were known as Buster Browns after the classic comic book character.

If there’s one non-fiction genre that’s really having its moment right now, it’s true crime. The current cultural craze for the genre kicked off with the podcast Serial in 2014. And ever since Netflix ...

The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius once said, “be like the cliffs against which the waves break and break.” Here are the stories of eight nations who stood like cliffs against the might of Rome and ...

In June 2005, an Australian woman landed at Melbourne Airport after a vacation in Singapore and was stopped by customs officials. The skirt she was wearing bulged oddly, and they could hear what was ...

The Wizard of Oz captivated audiences upon its release in 1939. People fell for the film’s loveable characters, whimsical world, and iconic songs, making it a triumph in cinematic history. Fans can ...

That’s not all that’s new. When a person pulls an Adventure card, they can take locations from others, gain new Pokémon, and more. The locations—which include desert, river, and field—are the new ...