BIG QUESTIONS

It's in their DNA.

Touching another person’s skin and thinking it’s super soft is an illusion that may help cement social bonds, one study finds.

“Goody Two-Shoes” was a real person—or at least, a real fictional character. It was the nickname of the title character in a nursery tale called "The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes," published anonymously around 1765 by John Newbery.

The answer says a lot about language, mental illness, and ourselves

Why tell us, “although the bag on the oxygen mask may not inflate, oxygen is flowing to the mask”?

Have you ever clicked on an exciting link or potentially explosive news story, only to find yourself watching the video for Rick Astley's 1987 hit 'Never Gonna Give You Up'? Then you’ve been rickrolled, my friend.

It’s blue, fuzzy and lives in your belly button, and it actually has an important function…

No, but it does cause temporary damage that can become permanent with alcoholism.

As hard as bees toil during their peak seasons, you’d think the colder months would bring some kind of hibernation or rest, even if it means snowy death.

As it turns out, it’s a relatively new designation.

The story of how department stores taught us about language and prestige.