Big Questions Answered, How and Why

Here's some helpful information about where chipmunks and squirrels live, what they eat, what sounds they make, and how to tell them apart visually.

If you’ve ever found yourself chuckling at the angry man-heads on human babies in medieval art, the joke is actually on you.

It’s not one you’re likely to use in everyday conversation—but you will find it in an dictionary.

Spoiler alert: Despite what you might have heard, it’s not ‘antidisestablishmentarianism.’

We can thank Shakespeare for popularizing it, sort of.

Contrary to popular belief, Shakespeare wasn’t the one who invented this common idiom. But trying to unravel its origins will land you in a bit of a tricky situation.

Presidents have had a lot of titles and nicknames, but the wife of every president has one common honorific. Why do we call her “first lady”?

The reason maple syrup bottles have little handles involves the word 'skeuomorph.'

Scotland’s national animal is the unicorn. The reason isn’t because Scotland is a nation of unicorn lovers; rather, it’s thanks to the country’s bygone kings.

If you think 'Wi-Fi' stands for 'wireless fidelity,' you should read this.

We don’t know a lot about where the phrase came from.

The phrase has evolved somewhat since its first uses—and its origin is something of a mystery.

A pixelated version of an illustration by Édouard-Henri Avril from the 1824 book ‘De figuris Veneris.’

The origins of the phrase 'missionary position' involve Alfred Kinsey, some shoddy research, and zero actual missionaries.

Before the word was used to describe hit movies, ‘blockbusters’ was a nickname for a highly destructive bomb.

Coyotes can sometimes look like wolves from a distance—but there are some key differences between the two species.

Your gut's microbiome can influence everything from digestion to immune health.

Supplements that promise to restore your gut health are everywhere. But not everyone can stomach them.

Taylor Swift is just the latest in a long line of musicians who like to employ a “fade-out,” where the song gets gradually quieter in the closing seconds.

‘Burnt’ and ‘burned’ are both acceptable, but they serve different purposes (at least, they do in American English).

A simple mistake on social media has turned into an internet event celebrated around the world for more than a decade.

Wetness is a battle between cohesive and adhesive forces.

It depends on the properties of water, the definition of wetness, and whether you can trust when your senses inform you if something is wet or not.

When it comes to telling the differences between yellow labradors vs. golden retrievers, it comes down to coat length and colors, body type, and few other key factors.