MF EXPLAINS IT ALL

Purchasing a diamond engagement ring? You can thank a De Beers marketing campaign that started in the 1930s.

Every Halloween, adults worry that their kids will bring home dangerous and/or poisonous Halloween candy. Does it actually happen?

Militaries have been messing around with tear gas—a chemical weapon that dates back to the early 20th century—since World War I.

Governors across the U.S. are declaring states of emergency during the coronavirus pandemic. But what does the dire-sounding phrase really mean?