Big Questions Answered, How and Why

The answer might surprise you.

Relax. Just do what feels right.

The facts feeding this freaky follicular phenomenon.

One of the school's employees created the drink in 1965. You might be surprised how they still profit from it.

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Although they cover only a tiny area, the destruction can be severe.

It takes a lot of time, patience, and practice.

The mechanics of car locks are more complicated than you might think.

There's a very real reason why your grandmother’s chicken soup makes you feel better when you're sick.

If you have no idea what we're talking about, go brush your teeth and chug some orange juice.

If you don't rinse your produce, it's time to start.

The truth behind the trope.

Diners were the original pop-up stores.

Clapping is a nearly subconscious act—but when and why did we start standing up to do it?

If they did, it would be a basketball-sized elimination.

They're not completely interchangeable.

On the final day of the typical office workweek, many employers give their workers the opportunity to dress down and loosen the rules on the standard dress code.

Not all cats love it.

It's a marvel of poop-related engineering.

Today, people around the globe will feel uneasy about getting out of bed, leaving their homes, or going about their normal daily routines, all because of a superstition.