Interesting

Choreographer-director Farah Khan debuted as a lead actor opposite Boman Irani in 2012's Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi — with Madhuri Dixit unveiling the

Couples who work out together stick with it longer and report higher satisfaction. The science of social accountability — and the Koehler effect that makes

Snigdha Nandipati's 2012 Scripps win on 'guetapens' made five straight Indian-American champions — and turned the spelling bee into a study of preparation

In 2011 the Gates Foundation launched the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge — a toilet for the 2.5 billion without safe sanitation, no sewer or power needed,

A Swiss woman died of starvation after attempting 'Breatharianism' — living on sunlight alone. The medical verdict on the lethal belief is unambiguous.

Six months after giving birth, Aishwarya Rai walked Cannes 2012 in Roberto Cavalli — and the media's body-shaming fixation said more about them than about her.

A 2012 study exposed extreme vanity sizing — Armani's '33-inch' jeans measured far larger. Why the clothing industry lies to you about your waist.

Chicago earned its meat-city reputation — but by 2012 its best kitchens were quietly serving plant-based dishes worth ordering on their own terms.

In May 2012 a Guernsey auction house tried to sell a vial allegedly holding Ronald Reagan's blood from 1981. The Reagan Foundation objected — and won.

A five-year-old arrived at school with 89 grams of marijuana in a backpack. The headlines wrote themselves — but the real story is about a child's

Geena Davis, Sharon Stone, Asia Carrera — the high-IQ society's celebrity members complicate the lazy assumption that fame and intellect don't mix.

Can street smarts be taught? A look at whether parents can pass on the ability to read situations, spot danger, and navigate unfamiliar environments.

A proposal to barcode every human at birth resurfaced in the early 2010s. Privacy, religious, and pragmatic objections killed it — but the anxieties behind

Immigration fraud investigators have a secret weapon: the mundane. Where are the takeaway menus, who wrote the rent cheque — the simple questions that trip

On May 21, 2012, Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra welcomed their first child, a baby boy later named Viaan Raj Kundra, announcing the birth on social media.

In 2012 Florida found about 53,000 deceased people on its voter rolls — a real administrative backlog that became political ammunition on all sides.

Desmond Hatchett of Knoxville fathered 30 children with 11 women by 2012 — and his minimum-wage income left some mothers receiving .49 a month in child support.

Denmark tried a fat tax in 2011 and repealed it in 2012; Mexico's sugary-drink tax worked better. The economics and the liberty debate behind taxing

Facebook's $16 billion IPO debuted in May 2012 to Nasdaq glitches and a flat close at $38.23 — and the Drudge Report's verdict was brutal: 'IPO gives no

After fifteen years away, Sridevi returned with Gauri Shinde's English Vinglish in 2012 — a film about dignity, invisibility, and the cost of being unseen