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Dracunculiasis, or Guinea worm disease is, by all accounts, pretty awful: A person with the disease hosts a parasitic worm that forms a painful blister under the skin that eventually bursts, allowing the worm to emerge and lay its eggs in water. Those afflicted don't just endure pain (although there's plenty of that); they also run the risk of secondary infection and permanent paralysis, and there are economic consequences to the disease, too.

The birth of our universe happened at least 13 billion years ago—and you may have seen it on TV.

Disney and Charter Communications announced on Monday that the companies struck an agreement to end a closely watched carriage dispute, a move that will restore access to channels like ESPN and ABC to the nation's second largest cable television provider's nearly 15 million subscribers.

From ‘cakewalk’ to ‘no can do,’ the origins of these common idioms and sayings are surprisingly dark.

Shopping for the best massage guns? These are the models to get from leading brands like Therabody, Hyperice, and others, according to experts.

9. Dogs have a sweet tooth, but cats don't.

Ideas for your next road trip!

Celebrated actor/oatmeal pitchman Wilford Brimley once showed his buttocks to Steve Guttenberg. Read on for more unexpected facts about the walrus-mustachioed actor.

Apatosaurus suffers from an identity crisis of epic proportions. Even today, many people only know this amazing animal as the Brontosaurus, a name that was discarded 111 years ago. Really, it’s a shame. The real Apatosaurus deserves way more respect for w

Her rule has spanned 63 years—but it could have all been undone by one 17-year-old.

In 1988, talk show host Geraldo Rivera got caught in the middle of a heated and racially-motivated argument on the set of his show. One flying chair later, his nose was in pieces.

You recognize the name from their baby gear—but they also made ammunition crates for the military.