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How Is Record US Inflation Impacting Your Life? Share Your Story!

This spring, Snopes wants to hear how you're navigating rising prices at grocery stores, gas...

Did Braiding Maps in Cornrows Help Black Slaves Escape Slavery?

Stories shared on social media claimed that Black slaves would create maps in cornrows to...

50 Short Stories About US Presidents

With tales of alleged affairs, drunken decisions, and pet alligators, some of these anecdotes are...

Remembering MLK: 5 Things I’ve Learned Curating the MLK Collection at Morehouse College

The Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection includes approximately 1,100 books from King’s personal...

What is the Full Name of Jerry From ‘Tom and Jerry’?

(And why it matters...)

These Victorian-Era Cups Kept Men’s Mustaches Clean

Every stiff upper lip needs protecting.

7-Foot Statue of Harambe Placed in Front of Wall Street’s Charging Bull

The gorilla installation supposedly depicts how Wall Street has gone "bananas."

Lego Pledges To Remove Gender Bias from Toys

The company commissioned a survey that showed girls’ confidence in all types of play is...

Maya Angelou, Sally Ride Among Women To Be Featured on US Coins

A new series of coins will depict female trailblazers from various eras of American history.

Why More Places Are Abandoning Columbus Day in Favor of Indigenous Peoples Day

Critics of the change see it as just another example of political correctness run amok.

Givenchy Criticized for Controversial ‘Noose’ Necklace

The necklace made an appearance in the company's collection during Paris Fashion Week.

The Tale of Bulgaria’s ‘Vampire Graves’

The discovery in 2014 sparked a wave of curious tourists — no word if Buffy...