Michael Bolton, Cyndi Lauper, and Tori Amos are all more famous as solo stars these days—but they’re just some of the musicians who also spent time in bigger bands.

Gas stations and convenience stores are normally associated with the stench of fuel and cheap coffee, not high art. But you might have noticed that filling your tank can sometimes lead to getting an ...

The Second World War had dragged on for more than five years by the time scientists with the Manhattan Project were ready to test the world’s first atomic bomb in a New Mexico desert. Once that ...

Gyros consist of a pita wrap containing meat ( usually pork and beef in Greece, while lamb is more common in the U.S.) sliced ...

Hundreds of thousands of people were killed and wounded as a result of the bombings, but true counts are difficult to estimate. A contemporary source suggests 135,000 were killed or injured in ...

When you roll down one rear window while driving, the car essentially turns into a massive version of an empty soda bottle. Blow across the top of that bottle, and it’ll make a note. That’s because ...

Sorry to residents of—or anyone planning a trip to—Wichita, Kansas. The city has been named the allergy capital of the United ...

When food is especially scarce, it’s even possible that one blacktip binge meal could sustain a hammerhead for two months, ...

No slang term for an occupation has supplanted the original job title more than cop. While the media and official documents ...

These names show up in Disney movies and shows, and they also happen to be some of the most popular baby names today.

Radioactive wasp nests have been identified at the Savannah River Site, a nuclear facility on a 310-square-mile property in ...

Welcome to Kennections, a weekly quiz created by ‘Jeopardy!’ host and champion Ken Jennings. Welcome to Kennections, a weekly quiz created by Jeopardy! host and champion Ken Jennings. Here’s how to ...