Old maps are rife with phantom islands. Sometimes these nonexistent landmasses come about because of mistakes made by sailors or cartographers; sometimes they can be traced back to folklore or legends ...

A study determines the most annoying songs of the year, ranked by an “annoyingness index” of various factors. They say that ...

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Despite how TikTok is using it, “flow state” isn’t just internet slang. It’s a real psychological concept coined by psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi. He used the term to describe a mental state ...

While the Disney Renaissance and the ‘90s romantic comedy era probably helped each other out on a social level, they were still somewhat rivals when it came to box office sales, in that both were a ...

Researchers found that during sex, the women burned an average of 3.1 calories per minute, while the men burned 4.2. On the ...

Antarctica holds the record for the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth, with Russia’s Vostok Station plunging to −128 ...

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In the fairy tale, the Evil Queen orders the huntsman to bring her Snow White’s lungs and liver to prove that he has killed her. The huntsman brings the organs of a boar instead, but the Evil Queen ...