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When you're drifting outside our planet's magnetosphere, things get complicated.

Holiday gift crazes come and go, but some retro toys like Tickle Me Elmo are as iconic today as they were 30-odd years ago.

You may already have a favorite, but do you really know what's in each soft drink?

St. Nicholas may have inspired Santa Claus, but the two figures were remarkably different.

How we illustrate the world affects how we experience it.

They're not actually 100 years old.

The Mattel hovercraft was a figment of imagination, but that didn't stop kids (and their parents) from demanding where to buy one.

Two Floridian cities made it on the list.

The riddle below dates back to the 19th century--can you figure it out?

These two tiny titans of folklore might appear similar, but they couldn't be more different.