BIG QUESTIONS

They basically share a genome, but chimps and bonobos have some not-so-subtle differences.

Caffeine is just one of the things that may be to blame for the irritating spasms.

The phrase “American as apple pie“ leaves out the dish’s complicated history as an English dessert made of fruit that originated in Asia.

Attentive drivers will notice more than one kind of typeface during their travels.

It‘s normal for cartoon characters to be missing a digit, but how did the style originate?

Popular theories involve pirates—and police.

Depending on how weird your home’s tap water tastes, it could be due to the pipes or an old water heater, or be a problem with the water itself.

Thanks to modern technology, you don’t usually need to separate your laundry—though it can still be beneficial in certain cases.

There's a fancy term for forgetting a word—'lethologica.'

Here’s the history behind four-year presidential term limits, plus answers to all your other questions about presidential terms.

There's a good reason the metal hook on a tape measure wiggles, and it has to do with why the first inch is actually 1/16th of an inch short.

Synchronized swimming now goes by the name ‘artistic swimming.’ Here's why.