Culture

Let us entertain you! Here, you’ll find collections of Canada’s funniest jokes, as well as our guides to the best streaming content on Netflix, brain-teasing trivia, and insightful takes on pop culture.

The 20 Best Halloween Movies for Kids

Less frightening, more fun: Our round-up of the best Halloween movies for kids guarantees a great night in when the...


7 Myths About Full Moons You Can Safely Ignore

The full moon gets blamed for a lot of crazy stuff—not just werewolves! Here are the common myths about the...


20+ Fall Activities to Add to Your Bucket List

Enjoy every minute of the crisp autumn season with these must-do activities.


14 Halloween Etiquette Rules You Didn’t Know You Had to Follow

The ghouls might be gruesome, but your manners shouldn't be.


50 Mandela Effect Examples That Are Seriously Mind-Bending

If you’ve ever had a memory of something you later learned never actually happened, you'll be happy to know there's...


13 Things That Could Happen If Social Media Disappeared

We never knew we wanted it before it existed. Now we can't fathom life without it—although here, we wonder, "What...


The 50 Most Incredible Mansions Around the World

Picture stepping into one of these incredible mansions!


30 Slang Words from the 1920s That Are Worth Bringing Back

If you're planning on hitting up a speakeasy sometime soon, these will go over great, Gatsby.

For Pete’s Sake! Who Is Pete Anyway?

Hint: Pete is stealing someone's thunder.


13 Etiquette Rules All Good Neighbours Need to Follow

Because civilization is built on neighbours being civilized to each other.


50 Popular Baby Names 2019

The hottest new baby names for 2019 are taking a sharp turn away from past favourites like Hannah and Michael....


13 Best History Podcasts to Listen to Right Now

If only high school history class was as fun as these history podcasts...


Here’s Exactly How to Pluralize a Word Ending in S

And what do you do when it's possessive?!


This Is the Real Reason Jeans Have Those Tiny Pockets

It’s been called everything from a coin pocket to a ticket pocket, but here's the true story.


This is What the Amazon Rainforest Used to Look Like

It's been burning for weeks—but deforestation in the Amazon has been going on for decades. Below, we compare images from...


13 Rude Habits Customer Service People Hate the Most

Want great service? Avoid these pitfalls when speaking with a rep.


This Is What School Pictures Looked Like 75 Years Ago

Getting every student in the class to look at the camera and smile has always been a challenge.

13 Amazing Discoveries to Come Out of the Amazon Rainforest

It's home to 40,000 classified plant species—some of which are known cures for the things that ail us.



Here’s the Right Way to Send Your Food Back at a Restaurant

Yes, there is a right and wrong way to do this.


8 Things That Could Happen if the Amazon Rainforest Disappeared

The mightiest rainforest in the world is shrinking at an alarming rate. If it disappears altogether, the effects on our...


How This Climber Survived a Treacherous Fall in Wyoming’s Death Canyon

Her climbing rope had malfunctioned. Now, 275 metres above the floor of Wyoming’s Death Canyon, Lauren McLean clung to a...


70+ Fascinating McDonald’s Facts Most People Don’t Know

With billions of people served, McDonald's has played a fascinating role in shaping international culture since its first restaurant opened....

The Best Thriller Books of All Time

We've organized the best thrillers by category; get ready for your hair to stand on end.


How Many Red Pandas Are Left in the Wild?

These lovable critters are sadly at risk of extinction. Find out how many red pandas are left in the world,...


Why Does Oktoberfest Start in September?

Why doesn’t October get all the glory?


50 Things You Didn’t Know About Woodstock on Its 50th Anniversary

Fifty years ago in upstate New York, a counterculture was born. Here's everything you never knew about the famed music...


15 of the Most Inspirational and Uplifting Nelson Mandela Quotes

To celebrate the extraordinary life of Nelson Mandela, the South African politician and champion of anti-apartheid, here is a collection...


What the Most Populated Cities in the World Used to Look Like

They're some of the densest and most crowded places on Earth—but was it always so?