BIG QUESTIONS

To block microwave radiation, all you need is a simple screen.

Russian dressing and Thousand Island dressing are two creamy sauces that are often confused for one another. So what’s the story?

Just how many miles can you drive once your car alerts you that you're running out of gas? The answer might surprise you.

The unwanted gourds can wind up in a variety of places, including your local zoo.

History is filled with figures who were single-handedly—yet often undeservedly—held responsible for epic societal failures. But what do goats have to do with it?

In the U.S., the terms ‘bison’ and ‘buffalo’ are used interchangeably—but they’re actually two different animals. Here’s how to tell them apart.

The two brined meats are both delicious, but they're prepared in very different ways.

Tennis’s U.S. Open has only been an “open” since 1968. Here’s why.

Dunder Mifflin employees aren't the only people curious about whether that now-iconic DVD logo ever really does hit the corner of the screen.

You may have been taught the old cowboy trick of applying a tourniquet and using a blade to cut the bite wound to suck out the poison. It looks dramatic, but does it really work?

The idiom goes back centuries. And no, it's not 'nipping it in the butt.'

You need to set up both a router and a modem if you want Wi-Fi internet in your home, but there are major differences between the two devices.