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If an intelligent alien arrived on Earth, you can imagine what scientists would ask first. But when a Vatican astronomer faced a room full of reporters, someone asked something very different: would he baptize an extraterrestrial? His answer got a laugh. Then it made headlines.

You arrive tired, ready to drop your bags, and the front desk says your standard room is not ready. Then comes the twist. They move you to a pricier room and later try to charge you for the upgrade, even though the change solved the hotel’s problem, not yours.

The American South is full of ghosts: just ask anyone who lives there. You can't throw a stick without hitting a historic hotel, Civil War site, abandoned hospital, or antebellum plantation. So to get called "The Most Haunted Place" in any Southern state means there are some serious skeletons in the closet.

From haunted prisons and ghost towns to cryptid museums and bizarre roadside oddities, discover the creepiest roadside attraction in every U.S. state for an unforgettable fall road trip.

New evidence shows Tasmanian devils lived alongside humans in Australia 45,000 years ago, scavenging butchered animal remains and possibly acting as natural cleanup crews around ancient camps.

From prehistoric surgery and volcanic disasters to frozen landscapes and dangerous sea crossings, these incredible ancient survival stories are backed by archaeological and genetic evidence.

Americans assume their everyday habits are completely normal. Then they cross the Atlantic and discover that Europeans have been getting through life just fine without them. A few differences make sense. But many of them leave Americans asking the same question: Wait...you really don’t do that?

A cut-rate family vacation in hurricane season can look irresistible when the price drops low enough. That is exactly why so many travelers are tempted to say yes when one person in the family insists the savings are too good to pass up. But if your father booked the trip during peak storm risk and refuses to buy travel insurance, everyone else is not foolish for hesitating.

A traveler books a multi-leg airline ticket and expects each segment to stay intact as long as they show up for the later flight. Then one change throws everything off. They skip an earlier flight segment and use a train instead, only to learn the airline has canceled the remaining leg of the ticket.

Your resort says your kids can't eat snacks brought from home. Can it ban outside food, and what happens when allergies or medical needs are involved?

Your all-inclusive resort won't let you refill your reusable bottle at the soda fountain. Can it really make that rule, and why would it?