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The stories behind these phrase origins are amazing. Too bad they’re not true—and too bad they’re often repeated as fact. Here’s the real scoop behind the expressions.

A team of dedicated scientists is raising eastern hellbenders and releasing them into rivers, helping these ample amphibians to survive.

The first collection of Holmes stories was unwelcome in the Soviet Union, which banned it for 'occultism.'

The Amazon Second Chance hub helps take the guesswork out of recycling, fixing, or trading in old tech products.

Love it or hate it, daylight saving time means you have to reset your clocks twice a year and either gain or lose an hour of sleep.

Before ChatGPT, a novel computer program by an MIT professor offered a virtual therapy session.

It’s another in a long line of etymologies that doesn’t have one clear-cut answer, but a few plausible (and interesting) possible explanations.

Going to a funeral is bad, but apparently not as bad as going to McDonald’s.

The safest seat on a plane is also probably your least favorite one.

From tea subscription boxes to date night experiences, these last-minute Valentine's Day gifts will still seem thoughtful—and they'll never know you got them right before the holiday.

Cupid’s connection to love and romance dates back centuries. 

You may not have heard of these groundbreaking Black innovators and creators in fields from science to comics.