Palate vs. Palette vs. Pallet: What’s the Difference?
Here are some mnemonic devices to help you master this triple homophonic whammy.
Here are some mnemonic devices to help you master this triple homophonic whammy.
Bill Watterson left the comics pages in 1995. A new fantasy fable marks his return to storytelling after a 28-year sabbatical.
The stories behind these phrase origins are amazing. Too bad they’re not true—and too bad they’re often repeated as fact. Here’s the real scoop behind the expressions.
A team of dedicated scientists is raising eastern hellbenders and releasing them into rivers, helping these ample amphibians to survive.
The first collection of Holmes stories was unwelcome in the Soviet Union, which banned it for 'occultism.'
It could be the sole reason you avoid hassle on your next trip.
Stocking up on chow for a potential emergency? If want food that will last for the long haul, reach for one of these endurance champs.
The candy-coated almonds are a traditional part of many Greek, Italian, and Middle Eastern wedding celebrations.
If you were born on September 9, you are far from alone.
The Amazon Second Chance hub helps take the guesswork out of recycling, fixing, or trading in old tech products.
Love it or hate it, daylight saving time means you have to reset your clocks twice a year and either gain or lose an hour of sleep.
Before ChatGPT, a novel computer program by an MIT professor offered a virtual therapy session.
The list of Frederick Douglass's accomplishments is astonishing—respected orator, famous writer, abolitionist, civil rights leader, presidential consultant—even without considering that he was formerly enslaved.
Want to score free product samples from Target and help your fellow shoppers along the way? With programs like these, you can.
“He chomnk.” —One Google reviewer who gave Szczecin’s famed feline five stars.
Beanie Babies like the purple Princess Diana bear are sometimes listed for $900,000 on eBay. But how much money are the nostalgic toys really worth?
From the dangers of being a “sexual vampire” to the best ways to charm your in-laws, here’s what relationship advice looked like in the past.
It’s another in a long line of etymologies that doesn’t have one clear-cut answer, but a few plausible (and interesting) possible explanations.
Going to a funeral is bad, but apparently not as bad as going to McDonald’s.
The safest seat on a plane is also probably your least favorite one.
Many of the world’s biggest caves have been discovered just in the past few decades. Here are some of the most impressive.
“Pizza Snotcorn” and “Poop Cookies” promise to taste delicious, even though they sound disgusting.
Nearly every snow removal method has its drawbacks.
All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?