Cats are natural-born comedians, and their quirky behaviors and unpredictable antics provide us with endless entertainment. Whether zooming around the house at random times or chasing imaginary ...

Remember the Slinky? That classic, endlessly entertaining toy has been twisting and tumbling for nearly 80 years — and it's still bringing smiles to people young and old. Right now, you can snap up ...

Wandel’s slinky machine was carefully tested to be the right size and speed for a slinky toy, allowing the slinky to drop from stair to stair indefinitely. The building and testing process looks like ...

And makes a slinkity sound? Unless you have somehow lived an existence free of a certain metal coil toy, you probably can figure out that this refers to the Slinky. The classic toy -- the one that's ...

This sleepy cat pretends to be a slinky toy as it slides down wooden steps in the laziest way possible. Unable to even lift its head, the furry felines slips head first as the rest of its body slumps ...

"Everyone knows it's Slinky." You might remember this classic line from the Slinky commercials of yore, and now the toy that's designed to topple end-over-end could be making a comeback in the form of ...

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What do bell-bottoms, road flares, and French perfume have in common? They all originated from men at sea. From WHYY’s Arts and Culture desk, Peter Crimmins reports on a museum collection of common ...

Some cats leap gracefully from step to step. Some sprint, some parkour. And then there's this one, who has decided that walking is a waste of his time and effort. Why bother when you can transform ...

Slinky is being health-conscious. Slinky needs to lose a few pounds. Slinky has been having trouble with his diet. Slinky is trying to turn over a new leaf. Slinky is taking the stairs. Slinky has had ...