Big Questions Answered, How and Why

Certain Christmas traditions never seem to go out of style. Along with wreaths, gingerbread cookies, and reruns of 'A Christmas Story' sits the poinsettia, a red-tinged leafy arrangement that’s become synonymous with the holiday.

Every four years, people talk about the oddness of the Electoral College, often leading to questions of whether it can change or reverse the results of an election.

When you're sad, so angry you could cry, or trying not to weep at that ASPCA commercial (again)...

“The parent who always expects the baby to be kissed, and the person who feels bound to kiss every baby that comes within reach are equally foolish and obnoxious characters."

Also: Think twice before washing it with a communal kitchen sponge.

You might want to think twice before whipping out your iPhone and snapping a pic at the polls, or even from your couch, this year.

Call us mint jelly ...

The next POTUS will inherit Barack Obama's followers, but not his tweets.

Few follicles cause as much stress as a synophrys, the medical term for a unibrow.

Ever wonder why some people manage to rock a unibrow and some don't? Or what you can do to alleviate a unibrow making you look perpetually annoyed? We have answers.

And how did they get that name?

Sasquatch might want to steer clear of Texas.

While it would be a political crisis if the Electoral College completely disregarded the will of the people, it’s not impossible.

There’s no real consensus.

Pull apart the word "trivia," and you’ll be left with two fairly familiar Latin roots.

Researchers set out to find which of the nose’s olfactory receptors are responsible for the stench.

The answer is just as disgusting as you'd hope for.

How you define the Yeti, the Abominable Snowman, and Bigfoot has less to do with the creatures themselves than their country of origin.

Forget everything you thought you knew about "heat lightning."

Don't try this at home.

More often than not, detoxing is a job best left to your organs.

The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang pinpoints comedian Jimmy Durante as the first person to use this meaty metaphor.

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What goes on inside a windmill?

When Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440, he couldn’t have foreseen how his humble creation would eventually lead to a global industry churning out millions of books each year.

Can you have a planet that isn't round? And what do potatoes have to do with it?

BIG QUESTIONS

Why Are Poinsettias Associated with Christmas?

Can the Electoral College Reverse the Results of an Election?

Why Do We Get a Lump in Our Throats Before We Cry?

Why Do Politicians Kiss Babies?

How Bad Is it to Go Weeks Without Washing Your Office Coffee Mug?

Is It Illegal to Take a Voting Booth Selfie?

Why Do Criminals Go “On The Lam”?

What Happens to the President’s Twitter Account When He Leaves Office?

What Is a Unibrow? (And What's the Best Way to Remove It?)

Who Wrote History's First Blurb?

Is It Legal to Shoot Bigfoot?

What Happens if the Electoral College Ties?

What’s the Difference Between a Psychopath and a Sociopath?

Why Do We Call General Knowledge “Trivia”?

What Makes Sulfur Smell So Bad?

Why Do We Close Our Eyes When We Sneeze?

What's the Difference Between the Yeti, the Abominable Snowman, and Bigfoot?

Is It Possible to Have Lightning But No Thunder?

Why Do Alligators Fall Asleep if You Rub Their Bellies?

What Are Toxins?

Why Are Inferior Things Referred to as “Chopped Liver”?

What Are Those Picturesque Dutch Windmills Actually For?

How Many Books Have Ever Been Published?

Why Are Planets Round?