The 18th president's descendant had a storied career in museum curation before turning his attention to an affable vampire.

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 ...

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A report [ PDF] prepared by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notes that 850,318 cars manufactured by Ford ...

Though the 1975 original film is legendary, the ‘Jaws’ sequels actually get pretty weird—and here are the real reasons why.

Next time you’re in New York or certain cities in Europe, pay attention to the curved shape of the window bars around you—they’re there for a reason.

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Peggy isn’t the only seemingly random sobriquet for Margaret. There’s also Daisy, which, like Peggy, turns out to have a ...

From pop royalty to prog-rock gods, here are the household names who decided against showing up to the pop cultural ...

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