Big Questions Answered, How and Why

A stereotypical depiction of a witch, wart and all.

The reason they’re often associated with the growths goes hand in hand with the same centuries-old superstitions that gave witches an undeservedly bad rap.

“Who, me?” This goat, hearing about the word ‘scapegoat.’

History is filled with figures who were single-handedly—yet often undeservedly—held responsible for epic societal failures. But what do goats have to do with it?

Bison grazing in Grand Teton National Park.

In the U.S., the terms ‘bison’ and ‘buffalo’ are used interchangeably—but they’re actually two different animals. Here’s how to tell them apart.

Corned beef? Or pastrami? Let's hash it out.

The two brined meats are both delicious, but they're prepared in very different ways.

Serena Williams at the 2014 U.S. Open, which she won.

Tennis’s U.S. Open has only been an “open” since 1968. Here’s why.

It's known as "middle-aged groan," and it afflicts millions who dare try to get off the couch.

First, you have to understand the difference between England and Britain (and the UK, while we’re at it).

Dunder Mifflin employees aren't the only people curious about whether that now-iconic DVD logo ever really does hit the corner of the screen.

You may have been taught the old cowboy trick of applying a tourniquet and using a blade to cut the bite wound to suck out the poison. It looks dramatic, but does it really work?

The idiom goes back centuries. And no, it's not 'nipping it in the butt.'

There are some key differences between the two devices.

You need to set up both a router and a modem if you want Wi-Fi internet in your home, but there are major differences between the two devices.

“We concluded that birthdays end lethally more frequently than might be expected."

There probably isn't any brandy in there.

The barrels we see around St. Bernards' necks in paintings and cartoons is the invention of an artist named Edwin Henry Landseer.

Chicken fingers or chicken tenders? It's complicated.

All fried chicken tenders qualify as fingers, but not all chicken fingers are tenders.

Phone numbers with letters look like gibberish to most people making a phone call today.

You may have noticed these weird phone numbers while watching reruns of your favorite ’50s-era TV show—and though they look like gibberish to modern phone-users, they were perfectly normal at the time.