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Photograph of Catherine O'Hara smiling
Aquarius zodiac sign with dates and a quote about Aquarians avoiding emotional closeness, accompanied by vintage lemon illustrations.
Tweet showing a respectful comparison between popular 1994 Jim Carrey movies and Shakespeare's major works written between 1604 and 1606.
The current Iranian flag features green, white, and red stripes with the Islamic Republic emblem replacing the Lion and Sun symbol since 1979.
"Lion and Sun Flag of Iran" The Lion and Sun emblem on Iran's flag symbolizes power and royalty, with added imperial crown and wreath for naval use, set on green, white, and red stripes representing faith, peace, and valor.
Map showing a plane arriving at Stewart Air National Guard Base near New York City on January 3 around 4:30 PM EST carrying Maduro and Flores.
Map showing a plane departing Guantánamo Bay on January 3 at 1:00 PM EST carrying Maduro and Flores.
Map showing a helicopter landing Maduro and Flores on the USS Iwo Jima in the Caribbean Sea on January 3 at 3:29 AM EST.
Map showing U.S. military operation targeting Caracas, Venezuela, with air strikes on January 2-3 and arrest of President Nicolás Maduro on January 3.
Map showing Mar-a-Lago in Florida with a note about Donald Trump ordering an attack on January 2 at 10:46 PM EST.
Map illustrating the timeline and locations of the U.S. military operation to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in early January 2026.
Old-fashioned printing press image alongside Capricorn zodiac dates and a caption that reads, "Capricorns organizing their thoughts into categories before texting"
Diagram breaking down the "Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn." More info here: https://www.britannica.com/science/winter-solstice
Christmas card that reads "A Merry Christmas to you," featuring a dead frog with a knife in its chest and another frog running away from the scene with a bag of money.
A Christmas card featuring a human-like onion carrying a sign that reads "With the Season's Greetings"
A Christmas card featuring four pigs carrying a hog's head on a tray
A Christmas card featuring a family of birds pushing a stroller and walking in the snow
An illustrated Christmas card featuring a family and a sign that reads "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you"
Victorian Era Christmas card featuring a mouse riding a lobster
Drawing of Jane Austen, with her quoted as saying, "There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort."
Tweet that reads: "Tell me something that's none of my business."
Photograph of a large straw Yule goat sitting in the snow
Drawing of people dragging a large Yule Log through the snow
Illustration of a Germanic Yule festival
Diagram of centrifugal motion
Okay Athena! You aced our "Name that Greek God Quiz"
Number of fun facts you brought up to your co-workers: 17 (and 93 not-so-fun facts)
Spotify wrapped list showing "Top Lookups," "Top Page" and "Top Reason for Research"
Tastemaker! You learned the difference between sweet potatoes and yams!
Spotify Wrapped: Your listening age is 43,000! You've been listening to A LOT of the Geißenklösterle Flutes, vulture-bone instruments used by some of the earliest Homo sapiens in what is now southern Germany
President Nixon playing with a yo-yo onstage at Grand Ole Opry
Johnny Cash performing onstage at Grand Ole Opry
Photograph of Linda Martell
Merle Haggard performing at Grand Ole Opry
Minnie Pearl performing at Grand Ole Opry
The Carter family performing at Grand Ole Opry
Hank Williams performing at Grand Ole Opry
Photograph of a "Three Sisters" garden
Turkeys do more than gobble. They have 28 distinct sounds, including cluck, purr, cackle, and a three-note KEE KEE RUN call they use to find lost chicks. Feel free to use this when calling your kids in for pumpkin pie.
Photograph of a wishbone.
The dog Wishbone in a courtroom
The dog Wishbone at an apothecary
Photograph of the dog Wishbone holding a rose between his teeth
Sagittarius zodiac sign with dates and a vintage sailing ship illustration symbolizing restlessness.
Photograph of Ethan Slater saying "That can't be right."
Comparison infographic of The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Wicked: Part 1 (2024) highlighting runtime, book origins, awards, and production details.
Illustration of rolls of arms, early 14th century