Simon Davis
Joined: Oct 19, 2015
6 Idioms That Came From Film And Theater
What Is the Trendiest Baby Name in American History?
7 Fun Facts About American Names
Most Distinctive Last Names by State
The results reflect each state’s demographics and immigration history.
6 Words You Probably Didn't Know Came From Sports
Sports journalist and former baseball player Josh Chetwynd has compiled what appears to be an exhaustive collection in his new book The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors: A Compendium of Competitive Words and Idioms. Here are the sports-related origins of j
Most Distinctive Obituary Euphemism for 'Died' in Each State
From over 100 different euphemisms for death.
10 Ancient Greek Roots That Can Trip You Up in Modern Greek
Two thousands years is a long time. Even words that originated in ancient Greek can evolve considerably, even if their English counterparts retained the original definition.
21 Amusing Greek-Americanisms English Speakers Might Recognize
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The Quest to Discover the World's Books Bound in Human Skin
The Mütter Museum recently discovered it owns the nation's largest collection of books bound in human leather—and now a research team is trying to track down the rest of the world’s examples.