Big Questions Answered, How and Why

Let's break it down.

It's all the result of having two X chromosomes.

It’s blue, fuzzy and lives in your belly button, and it actually has an important function…

No, but it does cause temporary damage that can become permanent with alcoholism.

As hard as bees toil during their peak seasons, you’d think the colder months would bring some kind of hibernation or rest, even if it means snowy death.

Fine fecal dining, explained.

The ant fortresses you find on your lawn have a number of defenses.

Furthermore, what color is human meat?

Yes, and not just with their tongues.

As it turns out, it’s a relatively new designation.

The story of how department stores taught us about language and prestige.

Playing out of key may not be the most embarrassing thing a guitarist has to endure after all.

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Those ubiquitous Greek-themed coffee cups have an unlikely father: a Czechoslovakian Holocaust survivor.

While you’d be forgiven for assuming that UPS tracking codes are generated randomly, those numbers (and letters) actually contain a lot of information.

The presence of the Queen's head, thistle, and portcullis on the pound coin are easy to understand, but a unicorn?

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Mostly so they don't die. In 2011, Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas won the first-ever Women’s Division of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest by downing 40 dogs in one sitting. That’s 12,360 calories consumed in 10 minutes …