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Dogs shed no matter their age, breed, coat - there’s simply no stopping it. Read the Simpsons Premium guide to reducing excessive shedding in dogs here.

Although essential for psychology, introspective self-talk has rarely been studied with respect to its effects on behavior. Nevertheless, the interrogative compared with the declarative form of introspective talk may elicit more intrinsically motivated ...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The “McBarge” takes the cake—or, should we say, apple pie—when it comes to spine-tingling dereliction. Source: The Creepiest McDonald’s In The World

It's all kind of confusing. We break it down.

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If you're visiting Sweden on a Thursday, you'll want to try this yummy (and slightly unusual) tradition – pea soup with pancakes!

On May 1, 1869 Robert E. Lee visited U.S. Grant at the White House. This meeting would be variously interpreted over the years. The two...

first meal eaten in the early morning

American security guard

Due to the lack of any specific federal or state packaged ice manufacturing standards or regulations, IPIA members made the decision in 1998 to self-regulate and PIQCS was adopted as a requirement of...

American bootlegger

Mexican custom

This shark swims up to her favorite diver every time she sees him.

Haast survived each fang by routinely injecting himself with venom for more than 60 years in order to build up his immunity.

Crisis needn’t strike a company solely because of its own neglect or disaster. Sometimes, situations emerge where the company can’t be blamed—but the company realizes quickly that…

Some places in Japan require a car. And that means a Japanese Driver's License. And that means taking their insane test.

human-created underwater structure