BIG QUESTIONS

The phrase “American as apple pie“ leaves out the dish’s complicated history as an English dessert made of fruit that originated in Asia.

Attentive drivers will notice more than one kind of typeface during their travels.

Andrew Jackson’s 1828 political campaign kicked it off, and cartoonist Thomas Nast made the political symbols really gain traction.

Yes, they‘re often bullet holes. No, that‘s not the only explanation.

Depending on how weird your home’s tap water tastes, it could be due to the pipes or an old water heater, or be a problem with the water itself.

Thanks to modern technology, you don’t usually need to separate your laundry—though it can still be beneficial in certain cases.

Making a beeline for the buffet table? You’re buying into some bee stereotypes.

No wild geese were harmed in the making of this idiom.

There's a good reason the metal hook on a tape measure wiggles, and it has to do with why the first inch is actually 1/16th of an inch short.

Synchronized swimming now goes by the name ‘artistic swimming.’ Here's why.

Volleyball doesn’t have goalkeepers, but it does have liberos—and the rules are a little different for them.

There are several reasons why a host country might see a boost in the Olympics medal count.