A trip to the grocery store looked a lot different in 1926, decades before Instacart and wholesale clubs made shopping for groceries more convenient.

Trump's approval ratings hit a new low. Here's how presidents from Harry Truman to Joe Biden performed at the end of their presidencies.

Other animals, food, and Dolly Parton topped the list of the most popular pet Halloween costumes this year.

Much attention has been placed on Princess Diana's extraordinary life and tragic death. But a group of psychics decided to explore her afterlife in 2003.

How well do you know these haunting hits?

In the episode of Charmed, "All Halliwell's Eve" (season 3, episode 4), the Halliwell sisters travel back in time to colonial America and find they cannot use t

Although vampires have a long history in folklore, they didn’t burst onto the literary scene until 1819, when John Polidori published “The Vampyre” (which was i

From lighthouses to cemeteries and more, these Maine attractions are all said to be haunted.

The Process explored how candy corn went from a hand-poured 19th-century confection to one of Halloween's most polarizing treats. subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter The post The Complex History of Candy Corn, a Polarizing Halloween Treat was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Monsters have haunted the human imagination since time immemorial. But how well do you actually know your creepers, crawlers, and midnight maulers? Test your kn

A badly bullied classmate and a near-death experience with a crucifix were among the factors that helped shape King's debut novel.

Whether your birth year was "booksy," "hyper," or "baloney," here's the pop-culture catchphrase that defined everyday speech when you spawned.

Space Explainer illustrated the universe’s most extreme temperatures, from the cold of deep space to the intense heat of stars and the early universe. subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter The post The Most Extreme Temperatures in the Universe was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Horror novels are filled with spooky and sinister places—from Bly Manor in Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw (1898) to the entire town of Castle Rock, Maine,

Before you book a trip to Bar Harbor, check out these real-life New England towns steeped in ghostly shipwrecks, witch trials, local curses, and plenty of atmos

Musician Prazul invited saxophone players from across New York City to play George Michael’s "Careless Whisper" together in Washington Square Park. subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter The post Over 30 Saxophonists Gather to Play George Michael’s ‘Careless Whisper’ at the Same Time was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Patrick Foote explains how European colonialism spread English, French, and Portuguese across much of Africa. subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter The post How Colonialism Spread European Languages Across Africa was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Alexandr Misko performed a beautifully percussive cover of The Police song “Every Breath You Take” on a steel tongue drum and his “Frankenstein” guitar. subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter The post Musician Plays The Police’s ‘Every Breath You Take’ on Steel Tongue Drum and Guitar at Once was originally published on Laughing Squid.

The independent studio is deep in the awards race with "Tender Loving Care" and riding high on the success of "Hadestown: The Musical" despite the death of its founder.

Thomas Dambo gives Exploredinary a tour of Rancho Dambo, his studio on an old farm outside Copenhagen, where he builds giant trolls from recycled wood. subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter The post ‘Trollmaker’ Thomas Dambo Gives a Tour of His Studio was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Tom BetGeorge created an incredible Halloween light show with a giant jack-o'-lantern introducing "This Is Halloween" from "The Nightmare Before Christmas". subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter The post An Incredible Halloween Light Show With a Giant Jack-O’-Lantern Introducing ‘This Is Halloween’ was originally published on Laughing Squid.

These words all mean pirate, but their histories tell very different stories.

Once-familiar fixtures of American dining, these chains have since disappeared or dramatically scaled back their presence.

Same king, same accusation, two completely different deaths.