It's time to sharpen your knowledge of pencil history! (Bet you can't guess what the first erasers were made of.) ...

It was Ash Wednesday. Poplavskaya spent the whole day with a young Catholic priest, Father Kirill Bardonov, from a small town. She was about to finish gathering material when the preacher insisted ...

Each zodiac sign belongs to an element. Fire signs are Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, Water signs are Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces, Air signs are Gemini, Libra, Aquarius and Earth signs are Taurus, Virgo, ...

I’ve always hated the fact that “trivia,” really our only word in English for general-knowledge facts and games, is the same word we use to mean “things of no importance.” So unfair!

On Wednesday, Wallace Baine will again be hosting Lookout Trivia Night for what is the fourth summer season, free for all comers, at Abbott Square in downtown Santa Cruz. Trivia Nights will be held ...

These facts had our brains up at 5 a.m. for a pretty rigorous workout before serving them a hot, knowledge-rich breakfast.

People came through with facts so random, so oddly specific, you will wonder how they even know these things. But that is the beauty of it, pure, unfiltered knowledge you did not ask for but now can ...

Random fun facts that will leave you amazedDid you know giraffes are 30 times more likely to be struck by lightning than humans?

Establish habits for good digestive health by learning about your digestive system through this series of fun and interesting facts.

Looking for random tidbits to bring out at your next dinner party? Here are 167 random fun facts suitable for anyone in your life.

Others say learning facts is unimportant in the age of Google where we can instantly look anything up, and that the focus should be on teaching skills. Content skeptics also point out that there’s ...

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