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Christmas Monsters: Our Favorite Reads
These creatures of lore are definitely on the naughty list.
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5 Superstitious Stories for Friday the 13th
Explore these tales of death, sacrifice, and bad omens—if you dare.
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5 Tales of Bizarre Holiday Gift-Giving
From elephants and hippos to fanfiction and sheep-shearing cake—what are you gifting this year?
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7 Surprising Stories About Thanksgiving
Raccoon for dinner, the woman who pitched Thanksgiving, and why turkey isn't even that good.
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Fat Bears and 5 Other Stories of Preparing for Winter
From big-bottomed ants to gorging on salmon, there are plenty of ways to be ready for the cold months ahead.
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5 Stories for Native American Heritage Month
Celebrating Indigenous artists, chefs, and conservationists this November and all year long.
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7 Presidential Stories They Don't Teach in History Class
Learn the secrets of the Oval Office desks, who got stuck in an elevator, and why we give presidents their own libraries.
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5 Macabre and Mysterious Stories About Candy
From unsolved candy crimes to treats eaten only at funerals, these stories are bittersweet.
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The Wendigo and 6 Other Ancient Monsters From Indigenous Folklore
These ancient terrors, from Australia’s bunyip to Brazil’s capelobo, still haunt—and hunt—us.
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7 Stories That Show Just How Metal the Nordics Are
From Viking werewolves to snacking on pickled ram's testicles, Europe's northernmost countries are badass.
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5 Stories to Make You Fall in Love With Autumn
It's the season of harvest-guarding stones and cities of squash.
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5 Cycling Races Even More Intense Than the Tour de France
Get your penny farthing to the starting line.
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5 Weird Tales from the World of Vexillology
That is to say, flags.
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5 Wild Tales of Riding the Waves
Surf’s up from Hawaii to the Great Lakes to the troposphere.
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7 Stories of the World’s Rarest Animals
And the people trying to save these endangered species.
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7 Stories to Toast To Cinco de Mayo
Replace that margarita with vino de cocos.
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7 Unbelievable Environmental Stories From Every Continent
An around-the-world tour for Earth Day.
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6 Badass Librarians Who Changed History
They will not be shushed.
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