The phrase was around long before Kevin Malone dropped his famous chili in season five of ‘The Office.’

BIG QUESTIONS
Though 'sex' and 'gender' are often used interchangeably, each word has its own distinct meaning and applications.
The Former Presidents Act, which was passed by Dwight Eisenhower in 1958—largely to help Harry Truman, who struggled financially after leaving the Oval Office—entitles ex-presidents to a handful of benefits.
If you always respond to your tail-chasing dog with laughter and belly rubs, he might just be in it for the attention.
A growing number of cloth face masks for sale online are offering a carbon or other type of filter. Do they help?
The joy of pet ownership can decline when a cat refuses to budge from the place where you'd like to wash your face.
Attempting to decode cat behavior can lead to madness. But we do have some idea of why cats like blinking at us.
Both decaf and regular coffee drinkers know what the orange spout and handle on a carafe means, but they may not know why the color was chosen.
We've all seen 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.' But if you find an alien in your backyard—who you gonna call?
Don’t blame yourself for those bone-dry brownies you made in Aspen—blame the air pressure (or lack thereof).
Plenty of musicians complain when a political candidate uses their work as part of a campaign event. How did they manage to play it in the first place?
These two paper goods are a common sight in kitchens, but there's an important—and potentially flammable—distinction to make between them.
Simon and Garfunkel sang about herbs, not spices—but that’s not the only difference between the two.
It all started as a reminder about which relatives the Catholic Church prohibited you from marrying.
Father’s Day started with a loving daughter in 1910, but it wouldn’t become a holiday for more than half a century.
Dogs and cats can sometimes seem very intrigued by your latest binge-watch. But are they seeing what we're seeing?
Something systemic—like a disease—means it’s present throughout a system. ‘Systematic’ refers to how a system is operated.
For one thing, tear gas grenades are usually used for crowd control—pepper spray is more for personal safety.
Introduced in 1807, the Act affords the president the power to intervene in state law enforcement efforts. But debate rages over when it's appropriate to do so.
After a remorseful Judas returned his payment for betraying Jesus, the high priests used it to buy the very first potter’s field.
We don’t know exactly when or why noon began to refer to 12 p.m., but it could have something to do with hungry monks.
If our hands turn into a mess of smeared dirt when gardening, how come we have green thumbs? Why not green fingers?
"Great Scott!" was around long before it became the go-to expression of Doc Brown in ‘Back to the Future.’
The reasons why whitewashing farmhouses became a popular trend among colonial homeowners, especially those who lived in humid climates, go far beyond aesthetics.