Even more importantly: Is it really necessary?

BIG QUESTIONS
To figure it out, we have to go back and look at how Europeans first encountered the fruit in question.
People stopped by police on the popular A&E program often say they don't consent to be filmed. So how does the show find a way to do it?
Ronald Reagan had something to do with it. FDR, too.
Here are the answers to some of your most pressing knighthood-related questions.
Many of us burst into tears when we cut into one, too. It's the price we pay for onion-y goodness. So why and how can we make it stop?
In the 1700s, unlawful assemblies were forced to listen as the Riot Act was read aloud. If they didn't disperse, the punishment was—quite reasonably—death.
Bureaucracy works in mysterious ways.
Once upon a time, the "gh" did stand for a specific sound—one we don’t have in English today.
It's OK, we all confuse them sometimes.
The answer has quite a lot to do with crushed insects.
It all comes down to star power, tradition, and perhaps even a relationship between the presenter and the recipient.
Hint: It doesn't happen in the snow.
And how can you get in on the action?
Figure skater Mirai Nagasu just became the first American woman to land a triple axel in Olympic competition.
Watch the Olympics and you might notice a number of medalists gnawing on their gold or silver prize like an old-time prospector. They already know it tastes like victory, so what's the deal?
Here's a quick, stripped-down primer on everyone's favorite icy alternative to shuffleboard.
Athletes in the Winter Games who win big might need to have a talk with their accountants: It's considered income.
Images of two-lobed hearts are all over everything this month: candy, cards, decorations, etc. But why does the ubiquitous heart symbol not look anything like an actual human heart?