BIG QUESTIONS

The two real estate professionals are often confused for one another, but there are some significant differences that prospective homebuyers should know about.

The short answer is: yes, elements have been removed from the periodic table. The longer answer is that what constitutes an 'element' can be complicated.

If you're an adult, the accent you use to speak now is likely the accent you'll have for the rest of your life.

There's ancient evidence for the custom of shaking hands, but did it mean the same thing then as it does today?

Birds take care of their bodily functions a little differently than we humans do—and sometimes seem to use them as a weapon for attacking enemies.

Getting grocery and convenience store items for $1 may seem like a good deal, but dollar stores use some tricky practices to keep profits high.

The term 'white elephant' has been used since at least the 1800s to refer to a less-than-desirable gift.

At a time when a new hatchback has exponentially more computing power than the Space Shuttle, pneumatic tires filled with air seem little more than an anachronism. But there's a reason they're still the standard.

Everyone knows to expect a partridge in a pear tree on the first day of Christmas. But when is that, exactly?

Certain traits define the difference between colleges and universities. (And no, tuition isn't one of them.)

Trick-or-treating for candy on Halloween only became common a few decades ago, but the tradition's roots stretch back to ancient pagan celebrations.

The terms 'concrete' and 'cement' are often used interchangeably to describe hard, gray building material, but there is a difference.