Laughter is a surprisingly common reaction to being scared out of your mind.

BIG QUESTIONS
Dogs love a good sensory experience. But letting them stick their head out of a moving car’s window is not a good idea. Here’s why.
Believe it or not, the shape of airplane window is a matter of life and death.
The definitions of toadstools and mushrooms are a bit intertwined.
The answer isn‘t as straightforward as you’d think.
Believe it or not, nobody named Phillips actually invented it.
The origins of the teddy bear involve President Theodore Roosevelt, a bear hunt, a political cartoon, and the owner of a candy shop in New York.
We uncover why bubblegum is traditionally pink—and also explore what flavor bubblegum even is.
They basically share a genome, but chimps and bonobos have some not-so-subtle differences.
Caffeine is just one of the things that may be to blame for the irritating spasms.
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.
It‘s normal for cartoon characters to be missing a digit, but how did the style originate?
Popular theories involve pirates—and police.
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.