2025 was the best year for quiz book sales since records began in 1998; while Bibles also proved popular If the question is which genre bucked the prevailing trend in publishing to record a remarkable ...

The family of Cherrie Mahan, the 8-year-old girl who disappeared 41 years ago Sunday, is hoping an incarcerated man could be the key to bringing their decades-long nightmare to a close. Janice ...

College students face the impossible quiz! They win cash for every right answer, but one wrong answer wipes it all out. Can they handle the increasing difficulty? Iran picks new leader as escalating ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, speaks on the House of Representatives election results at a press conference at Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo, Feb. 9, 2026. (Mainichi/Akihiro ...

US Presidents quiz: The American presidency is one of the most powerful jobs in the world, but its history is full of strange secrets and unexpected firsts. You might be surprised to learn that Joe ...

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The impossible mission is beginning to look plausible. Barely a week after being airlifted off a Swiss mountain, Lindsey Vonn’s descents down the pistes of Cortina are making a mockery of the ...

What do you have planned this Valentine's Day? Well for us, it's a big night in with all our closest pals, music on, Valentine's themed cocktails to serve and some silly games all evening. And top of ...

Predicting the events of 2025 was anything but easy, as the results of our annual forecasting challenge show. The average score was a mere 4.6 points out of a possible 18. Read about the winner here.

Some riddles don’t stop being confusing once the answer is revealed — they somehow become even more unsettling. This one challenges intuition, logic, and the way the brain expects problems to resolve.

For shoppers who grew up baking pink, cherry-studded cakes, one question keeps popping up in grocery aisles: Where did Cherry Chip Cake Mix go? Despite lingering buzz online, many say Betty Crocker’s ...