Big Questions Answered, How and Why

A brief history of how the Big Apple's most prominent divisions came to be.

Podcaster and YouTuber Simon Whistler has cracked the case of who responds to Sherlock Holmes’s fan mail. (Spoiler: It's not Dr. Watson.)

Why didn't humans tame zebras and ride them across the savanna?

To understand the concept of literature, we have to travel back to the 18th century.

White noise is just one part of the auditory rainbow.

Sometimes, they follow their noses.

English number words are pretty logical for the most part, but eleven and twelve really don’t fit in at all.

Blame Saddam Hussein.

The Federal Election Commission has strict rules about what federal candidates can and can't do with leftover campaign money, and the biggest directive is that they can't pocket it for personal use.

Life without them would be dangerous, harried, and slimy.

Elbridge Gerry might have gone down in history as the “Father of the Bill of Rights.” Instead, he’s remembered first and foremost for another, less admirable claim to fame.

While it’s endearing to imagine that in the olden days people kept literal torches burning for their past loves, fanning the flames of their rejection, this isn’t exactly the case.