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BIG QUESTIONS
Snow crunches underneath your feet during the winter months and makes a loud sound. Turns out, science is the reason why it does.
Prunes—the shiny, sweet dried fruits—are both exploited and ridiculed for their laxative properties. But do they really make you poop?
Frankincense and myrrh are a fragrant part of traditional Christmas celebrations, but what exactly are these pebble-like perfumes?
Don't let the name fool you: Urinal cakes are most definitely not meant to be eaten. So what are they, and what do they do?
They might be called “Jersey barriers,” but they weren’t born in the Garden State.
We often use ‘eldest’ and ‘oldest’ interchangeably, but the words shouldn’t be swapped out so easily. Here's how to use each.
Some people can drink a lot of wine without ill effect. Others are on the couch after a glass. Science might know why.
Most contractions in English are pretty straightforward. Put it together, and shorten it up. But that isn't the case for ‘will not.’
A home on Sesame Street may have been affordable when the show premiered, but that's no longer the case.
A professional dog trainer explains the instinctual reason driving the behavior and offers some expert advice on how to stop your dog from chasing cars.
A very, very specific set of standards can keep books from falling apart. But it's usually too expensive for consumers.
The meaning of the “wait for green” traffic sign is less redundant than it seems.
Americans favor 'Merry Christmas,' while Brits opt for 'Happy Christmas.' Here's how we got here.
Olive Garden makes good on its promise of unlimited breadsticks, but the deal does come with some unpublicized caveats.
The day after Thanksgiving, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, has a rather sinister label: Black Friday. How did that happen?