MF EXPLAINS IT ALL

The bagpipe is a tradition at first responder services. How did that happen?

Once upon a time, there used to be B batteries, but they’re not manufactured anymore. Here’s why they disappeared from shelves.

The shape of Wendy’s square burgers has nothing to do with taste and everything to do with marketing.

Though they’re technically the same animal, there’s an important difference between pigs and hogs. Boars are a different story altogether.

When it comes to abbreviations for animal names, doggy for dog makes sense, as does kitty for cat, when you think about it: Kitty comes from the word kitten. But where does bunny for rabbit come from?

Here's how to tell your hamsters from your gerbils and your gerbils from your guinea pigs.

Rats and mice are vastly different in appearance and behavior, though they have one thing in common: scaring the heck out of you.

Pigs were involved in piggyback rides lexically much more than literally.

The origins of the nursery rhyme can tell us exactly why Humpty Dumpty is depicted as an egg.

Flat white coffee combines the best of a cappuccino and a latte.

The popular piece of workout gear has a pretty insulting name, and it's all thanks to a poet and scholar.

Creating generation names like the Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z isn't always a straightforward process.