Suzanne Raga

Celebrate National Middle Child Day with these remarkable middles.

Every winter, Jewish people around the world spend eight nights lighting candles, eating latkes, and spinning dreidels. But what’s Hanukkah really all about?

‘Little Women’ author Louisa May Alcott was also an early suffragette who fought against slavery and registered women to vote.

The answer lies in their chromosomal makeup.

They sell millions and millions of pounds of orange chicken each year.

The father of French impressionism paid a gardener to dust his water lilies.

Pineapples used to be expensive in Europe and colonial America. The South American fruit has been a symbol of wealth, luxury, and hospitality.

They often arrive at work unsure exactly who and what they’ll be teaching—but they have some tricks up their sleeves to get up to speed quickly.