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Allied officials came up with some strange strategies to win World War II. Operation Fantasia planned to use glow-in-the-dark foxes to spook Japanese forces into defeat.

A litter of endangered critters were born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, last Saturday.

Irish moss, found in abundance in Scituate, Massachusetts, is not as exotic as it sounds. It is seaweed, and it's probably in some of the food you eat daily.

How do you celebrate an anniversary? Get all dressed up, of course. And that's just what the famous Hope Diamond is doing.

President Joe Biden recently presented 19 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. One of the 19 recipients of the Medal of Freedom stood out to us as par

President Joe Biden recently presented 19 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. One of the 19 recipients of the Medal of Freedom stood out to us as par

The Preakness Stakes and exciting theater shows are happening the weekend of May 17-19 in the Washington, D.C. area.

D.C. has an official dinosaur, complete with an official day and a designated intersection. But what is the Capitalsaurus, and how was it discovered?

Discover unusual and surprising stories from Lake County’s history during a free program with staff from Lake History Center at 6:30 p.m. June 3 in Mentor Public Library’s Main Branch, 8215 Mentor Ave. What common word is credited to Painesville? What two deaths sparked a decade-long court battle with the Smithsonian? Find out these and […]

Airplane meals have fallen a long way from the glory days of in-flight dining when airlines served white-tablecloth dinners and stewardesses scrambled eggs in the air.