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U.S. mailboxes have been many different colors, but blue was adopted surprisingly recently. Here's the story behind the shade.

Frida Kahlo was actually born 119 years ago today--though she often claimed to have been born slightly later, albeit for a very symbolic reason.

John Lennon likely never would have chosen to perform a Beatles song years after the band's breakup without the encouragement of one British musician. The Fab F ...

The "Free Fallin'" songsmith wrote with George Harrison, Stevie Nicks, and Bob Dylan.

If you can still taste the wooden spoon, this one's for you. We're revisiting the tastiest Y2K school lunch treats that made the decade so sweet.

Famously, Paul McCartney awoke from a dream one day with the melody to "Yesterday" already in his head, and completed the tune (albeit with "scrambled eggs" use ...

Utah has the least number of smokers, but which state has the most?

Frida Kahlo's letters, sometimes sealed with a lipstick kiss, display both vulnerability and precision.

They remain just as entertaining decades later.

This century-old expression may sound strange today, but its origin actually makes a lot of sense once you picture an old gramophone.