“The parent who always expects the baby to be kissed, and the person who feels bound to kiss every baby that comes within reach are equally foolish and obnoxious characters."

BIG QUESTIONS
Pull apart the word "trivia," and you’ll be left with two fairly familiar Latin roots.
Researchers set out to find which of the nose’s olfactory receptors are responsible for the stench.
The answer is just as disgusting as you'd hope for.
How you define the Yeti, the Abominable Snowman, and Bigfoot has less to do with the creatures themselves than their country of origin.
The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang pinpoints comedian Jimmy Durante as the first person to use this meaty metaphor.
What goes on inside a windmill?
When Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440, he couldn’t have foreseen how his humble creation would eventually lead to a global industry churning out millions of books each year.
Can you have a planet that isn't round? And what do potatoes have to do with it?