BIG QUESTIONS

Even if the sidewalk outside your home isn't your property, you still may have to shovel it after a snowstorm.

Nor’easters have earned their reputation for wreaking havoc on land. But what qualifies a storm as a nor’easter?

'Fall off the wagon,' which is typically used to describe someone who has begun drinking alcohol after a period of abstinence, does not actually involve anyone tumbling off a horse-drawn carriage.

Bagels and bialys are often lumped together. They're both round, chewy, and are sold in shops around New York City. But these two staples of Jewish delicatessen cuisine differ in some major ways.

Ancient kung fu techniques seemingly allow experts to absorb groin strikes without flinching. Is it a trick, or are they just nuts?

The slang term has been around for decades, but its origins might have less to do with appearance and more to do with mules.

A factoid isn’t just a fun fact—at least, it wasn’t when Norman Mailer allegedly coined the term in 1973.

It started centuries ago, when puddings contained spices, cereal, and potentially putrid minced meat.

Both snowstorms and blizzards involve snow (obviously) and hazardous conditions, but one has a few requirements to make sure it blows extra hard.

Even if you're used to seeing your cat throw up, don't ignore it: It could be a sign of something serious.

When you ask someone for the scuttlebutt, you're using a very old nautical term to solicit potentially specious gossip.

Doctors’ white coats became common in the late 19th century, but they’ve recently given rise to “white coat syndrome.”