What’s the Difference Between Bobcats and Lynx?
Both cats live in North America. Here's how to tell the difference between the two wild felines.
Both cats live in North America. Here's how to tell the difference between the two wild felines.
The National Football League doesn’t want to confuse you.
The idiom has little to do with playing with our food and more to do with equine diets.
Discover the science behind that irresistible “new car smell”—and whether it need to roll down your windows.
The origins and meaning of 'tarnation' are simple; its 'Looney Tunes' legacy is anything but.
Did pirates wear eye patches to see better in the dark? Find out the truth behind the iconic style choice.
Those mysterious white lines you often see on the road right before a storm aren't just for show.
In the United States, the most common pronunciation is “FEB-yoo-air-ee.” Both Merriam-Webster and American Heritage dictionaries consider the common pronunciation correct, along with the less common, more traditional standard “FEB-roo-air-ee.”
The U.S. government is constantly moving its nuclear weapons from one facility to another, which means you may have passed one on the highway without even realizing it.
Why is February spelled the way it is? Delve into the linguistic evolution of the month’s name and its journey from Latin to modern English.
Barking into the abyss is a frequent complaint of pet owners, but there's an explanation. (And no, it's not aliens.)
Since 1976, Black History Month has been celebrated in February—and it's because of two specific dates on the calendar.
There’s a surprisingly rich history at the root of this hair accessory.
Why are we still employing a kiss-off that references a near-obsolete form of transportation?
Née’s meaning is technically “born,” and we borrowed it from the same place we got the terms ‘déjà vu’ and ‘cul-de-sac.’
Seating capacity is just one part of it.
While developers can feel free to submit any name they’d like for a new street, cities usually have guidelines and standards.
What’s the actual scientific difference between the birds we call 'doves' and those we label 'pigeons'? The answer might surprise you.
Is calling something ‘military grade’ legit? Find out the truth behind this marketing strategy and how it's applied to products.
Fresh snow might look tasty, but just because it looks clean doesn’t mean it actually is.
The "buy her brown contacts pls" meme is backed up by evolutionary science.
Glugging tap water on a plane is a terrible idea.
For two decades, the original copy of Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic speech was stashed inside a Harry Truman biography for safekeeping.
How a love of drinking and Britain’s 18th-century Toby jugs might have inspired the slang word for ‘face.’