Paperbacks are more popular with readers, but they're rarely the first version of a book that gets published.

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No need to jaywalk—your crosswalk signal will appear eventually. But it might not be because you pressed the button.
The transaction receipt printed off by the chain pharmacy CVS can exceed the height of an adult. What are they thinking?
Happy leap year! You can thank Julius Caesar and his buddies for bringing them to Europe more than 2000 years ago.
Chocolates have become the default Valentine’s Day gift, but the treat didn't earn its romantic reputation overnight.
Ash Wednesday's surprisingly eco-friendly ash stash comes from another Christian observance known as Palm Sunday.
The Iowa caucus doesn’t always predict the presidential nominee, but it’s been an important part of the process since the 1970s.
The two real estate professionals are often confused for one another, but there are some significant differences that prospective homebuyers should know about.
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.
The popularity of the surname McCoy makes it difficult to pinpoint one origin on the phrase, but here are the leading theories.
Seeing your breath isn't a cold weather phenomenon. It can also be visible when it's as warm as 60°F outside!
Nobody can seem to agree on whether the new decade began on January 1, 2020, or if it actually begins on January 1, 2021.
Lava lamp creators are notoriously tight-lipped about their secret ingredients, but DIY lava lamps aren’t impossible.
There's ancient evidence for the custom of shaking hands, but did it mean the same thing then as it does today?
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.
There's nothing better than a warm chocolate chip cookie. But how do the chips seemingly resist oven temperatures?
For one, dropping a stitch while knitting will probably upset you more than dropping one while crocheting.
Two small but significant differences set your vegetable beef stew apart from your mom’s vegetable beef soup.
The term 'white elephant' has been used since at least the 1800s to refer to a less-than-desirable gift.
Everyone knows to expect a partridge in a pear tree on the first day of Christmas. But when is that, exactly?
The differences between forests, woods, and jungles aren't exactly an apple trees to orange trees kind of comparison.
If you’ve ever received a flu shot, you may have noticed that your upper arm is sore for a day or two afterward. Here’s why.