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The Most Distinctive Baby Names for Each of the Past 7 Generations

If you want to find out the girls and boys names that are most distinctive to an era, looking at the absolute most popular names will not be enough to reveal those really generation-specific names like Maude or Elmer.... READ ON

6 Idioms That Came From Film And Theater

Chances are, you’ve probably used an idiom from film or theater in an everyday context—maybe without even knowing it.... READ ON

What Is the Trendiest Baby Name in American History?

The answer might not sound so trendy to you.... READ ON

7 Fun Facts About American Names

Nearly 5000 people have an identical first and last names.... READ ON

Most Distinctive Last Names by State

The results reflect each state’s demographics and immigration history.... READ ON

The Most Popular Words In Heavy Metal Band Names

Encyclopaedia Metallum is an online archive of heavy metal bands from around the world.... READ ON

6 Words You Probably Didn't Know Came From Sports

Sports journalist and former baseball player Josh Chetwynd has compiled what appears to be an exhaustive collection in his new book The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors: A Compendium of Competitive Words and Idioms. Here are the sports-related origins of just six of the over 300 terms included in the book.... READ ON

Most Distinctive Obituary Euphemism for 'Died' in Each State

From over 100 different euphemisms for death.... READ ON

10 Ancient Greek Roots That Can Trip You Up in Modern Greek

Two thousands years is a long time. Even words that originated in ancient Greek can evolve considerably, even if their English counterparts retained the original definition.... READ ON

21 Amusing Greek-Americanisms English Speakers Might Recognize

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The Quest to Discover the World's Books Bound in Human Skin

The Mütter Museum recently discovered it owns the nation's largest collection of books bound in human leather—and now a research team is trying to track down the rest of the world’s examples.... READ ON

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