How Much Paper Would It Take to Print the Internet?How many trees would printing every page on the Internet require?
Why Are Hammerheads' Heads Shaped Like That?How does a hammer-shaped head, with eyes on each end, help the shark survive?
Why Do Humans Have Chins?It’s a diagnostic feature for our species, but its origins have been a mystery.
What Does the IRS Do With All the Paperclips People Send Them?The IRS becomes the proud owner of a huge batch of new paperclips each year. So, what do they do with the influx of office supplies?
Why Are Baseball Games Nine Innings Long?A brief history of how we arrived at that number, and who should get credit for it.
How Do You Say "Pecan"?There may be as many ways to say it as there are pecans in a pie. What makes this word so hard to pin down?
Why is it "Zed" in Britain, and "Zee" in America?So zed is British and zee is American, yes? Well, that might be the case today, but once upon a time things were quite different.