Big Questions Answered, How and Why

Getting on the guest list for any royal affair is no easy feat, but this list is even more exclusive than most.

There would be no royal wedding this month without an important statement from Queen Elizabeth.

You bet they do!

Of course, the answer is of course.

Even more importantly: Is it really necessary?

It's not exactly thanks to Mom and Dad.

If they're keeping with tradition, Will and Kate have a limited pool of monikers from which to choose.

To figure it out, we have to go back and look at how Europeans first encountered the fruit in question.

People stopped by police on the popular A&E program often say they don't consent to be filmed. So how does the show find a way to do it?

Ronald Reagan had something to do with it. FDR, too.

Sir Francis Chichester is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1967.

Here are the answers to some of your most pressing knighthood-related questions.

Many of us burst into tears when we cut into one, too. It's the price we pay for onion-y goodness. So why and how can we make it stop?

In the 1700s, unlawful assemblies were forced to listen as the Riot Act was read aloud. If they didn't disperse, the punishment was—quite reasonably—death.

Bureaucracy works in mysterious ways.

Once upon a time, the "gh" did stand for a specific sound—one we don’t have in English today.

It's OK, we all confuse them sometimes.

The answer has quite a lot to do with crushed insects.

It all comes down to star power, tradition, and perhaps even a relationship between the presenter and the recipient.

Soft soil is only the beginning of the story.

There's a strategy to all that shouting.

Sometimes, always, never. If you’re a man wearing a three-button blazer, those are the only three words you need to know. But where did this fashion edict originate?