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?

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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.
The literal meaning of ‘sic’ is ‘so’ or ‘thus.’ But the way writers use it is a little more nuanced.
The meaning of the “wait for green” traffic sign is less redundant than it seems.
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?
Those frilly paper caps on your turkey's legs have been called “turkey frills,” “turkey booties,” and even “turkey panties.” Here’s where they came from.
Dropping that ‘t’ sound is an example of what linguists call glottalization, or replacing a sound with a pause in the vocal cords.
Solariums are nostalgic for many customers, but Wendy's thinks they’re dated.
The word ‘gross,’ which came to English from French, took on a variety of senses in English related to size. But the ‘gross of today is different from the ‘gross’ of the past thanks to teens.