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MF EXPLAINS IT ALL

Having to yell "Fore!" probably bodes ill for your score.

It all started with forecaddies … or the military. Either way, ‘fore’ is the most succinct way to say “You might be about to get hit by an errant golf ball.”

Ellen Gutoskey
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Some so-called bacon bits are 100-percent vegan. Here's what really goes into the shelf-stable convenience food item.

Michele Debczak






What is a bye?

You’re not really wishing someone a good ‘bye.’ ‘Bye’ is just an abbreviation—and ‘good’ is sort of a mistake.

Ellen Gutoskey


















ZIP codes hold the answer to getting you your junk mail as quickly as possible.

The five- to nine-digit code that gets letters to their destinations started with a man who would become known as "Mr. Zip."

Jake Rossen
Aldi's 'Aisle of Shame' has become an internet sensation.

Grocery chain Aldi has inspired devotion for one specific section of its stores that shoppers obsess over and make bird sounds in. Really.

Jake Rossen