MF Explains It All

A presumably nice Canadian wears their pride.

Canadians are known for their hospitality, but their niceness might be exaggerated.

It may be hard to tell foxes and coyotes apart from far away, but there are several key differences distinguishing them.

The historic—and historical—grand opening of New York City's Brooklyn Bridge in May 1883.

Learn when to use historic vs. historical in English language. Find out the differences and similarities between the two terms.

Waking up at the crack of dawn to catch a flight has its upsides.

Want a hassle-free trip? Catching an early morning flight can potentially save you time, stress, and energy.

Shellshocked? Nah. Shell-curious? Oh absolutely.

Discover the fascinating ways eggs provide everything a baby bird needs, including oxygen through a sophisticated system of membranes and air pockets.

What’s your favorite turtle and why is it a box turtle?

All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises. Learn the key differences between these bony-shelled reptiles.

Paying to access your own money seems wrong, but it's how everyone from your bank to your local bar cashes in.

Someone gets nominated twice in the same Oscar category nearly every year, surprisingly.

The apostrophe in Presidents Day—or President's Day or Presidents's Day—is all over the place ... or nowhere to be found at all.

Swine don‘t really sweat much. So why do we associate them with being nervous?

A map of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 showing where the fire burned.

Many believed the origin of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was a cow kicking over a lantern. A map of the fire’s path suggested otherwise.

We offer an explanation about the meaning of layman's terms anyone can understand.

Is your neighbor acting strangely? Must be a full moon.

Along with Mercury in retrograde, the full moon is a pretty popular scapegoat for bad luck and bizarre behavior. Is it warranted?

There’s more to frogs versus toads than meets the eye.

Are frogs and toads really that different? Get the facts on their appearance, habitats, and breeding habits and learn how to tell them apart.

Retro Pepsi-Cola logos from the mid-20th century.

Pepsi-Cola was named for two ingredients that it doesn't (and possibly never did) contain.

Weirdly enough, it's the same guy who gave Snoopy the opening to his epically bad novel.

Both cats live in North America. Here's how to tell the difference between the two wild felines.

Decades after the footprints that popped up in northern California, they were alleged to be a hoax.

When 16-inch-long tracks began popping up on northern California logging sites in 1958, workers dubbed the culprit ‘Big Foot’—but decades later, the whole thing was revealed to be a hoax.