A brief list of a few things you might think you know about Edgar Rice Burroughs' iconic character but probably have wrong.

For one short moment, some of the most powerful computers in the world could be hacked together with code, wire, and PS3s.

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Above picture by Dorothea Lange at Bob's home in Carrizo Springs, TX

The experience of having an “earworm”—a song that’s stuck in your head—is extremely common. But why do they happen? And how do you get rid of one?
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The Mitsubishi 3000GT (known as the GTO in some markets, such as the Japanese Domestic Market) is one of the best Japanese “hero cars” of the 1990s and early 2000s. Sitting in the same class as the Toyota Supra, Nissan 300ZX, Mazda RX-7 etc it was a great…

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Skunks are notorious for their unique appearance and their spray. While these critters can be a nuisance, they play a specific role in the ecosystems around you. Here are some facts you may not have known about skunks:

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Italian food made from flour, eggs and water and shaped in different forms, usually cooked and served with a sauce

Yawning, in itself, is pretty simple, but there's more research on it than you can possibly imagine. One finding: Yawning can be triggered by a single word.

Personal vendettas played out in the names of hurricanes.

Video game skill correlates with laparoscopic surgical skills. Training curricula that include video games may help thin the technical interface between surgeons and screen-mediated applications, such as laparoscopic surgery. Video games may be a practical…

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Did you know that Mario was originally named ‘Mr. Video’?

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Find out more about this fascinating Englishman, from the job he held that involved sending people to the gallows to the cause of one of his most bitter rivalries.

Close Calls Never Counted Three people were killed in the 1981 Brink's robbery in Nanuet, N.Y., and Joseph Trombino barely escaped being the ...

Kathy Bates prepares to break James Caan’s ankles in the 1990 film ‘Misery’ (Photo: Everett Collection) If you’ve seen the horror film Misery, which opened 25 years ago this November, chances are one scene is burned into your brain: the moment when Annie…

fossil specimen of two dinosaurs in combat