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Like so many other phrases, the meaning of ‘pass with flying colors’ has nautical roots.

You may need a vacation after seeing how many hours the average employee spends working per year.

The differences between consignment and thrift stores go a little deeper than profit margins.

While there's a common answer to the number of bones contained within the human body, it's not exactly accurate.

Parents everywhere have scared kids into thinking that pre-pool hot dog could spell the end. Boy Scouts may be to blame.

A baby deer’s white spots aren’t there to make it look extra cute.

People have been “dropping like flies”—often due to weather—since at least the mid-19th century.

The curious truck accessory may have caught your eye on the road. Here's how a tiny plastic strip keeps drivers safe.

This odd trio has roots dating back in the 1960s, when one desperate parent needed to feed her kid something.

Yes, they’re synonyms. But there’s a little more to the semantic story of ‘recur’ vs. ’reoccur’ than that.

The woman known as "Jane Roe" left an enormous mark on the nation’s political landscape—one that’s still at the fore a half-century later.

‘Chicken’ is such a common synonym for ‘coward’ that it probably doesn’t even seem weird. But it is.