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Just as juicy as summer’s many berries, stone fruits, and melons are the far-flung, surprising, and often obscure origins of their names.

Here's everything you need to know about the difference between acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms.

From Bumpass to Bugtussle, America's small towns have a flair for humor.

Yes, Hidden Valley Ranch was a real place. But that isn't where Steve Henson first invented the iconic salad dressing.

Though there’s rarely a (public) explanation of why these weird codenames were assigned, that doesn’t make them any less amusing.

Here’s the story of how the Ivy League got its name—and a list of all the schools that belong to it (including the informal “Ivy Plus” schools).

From “Alien” to “Gone with the Wind,” some classic movies you might not expect actually do manage to pass the Bechdel test.

This simple nursery rhyme comes with a number of unanswered questions about everything from its authorship to who inspired it.

American slang terms can vary from state to state—these in particular are known to cause confusion.

If a trip to Target inevitably ends with you making a pit stop at the restroom, you're not alone.

There's a reason that cough syrup you're trying to choke down tastes like cherry.

Dr. Donald “Reef” Nelson dedicated his life to studying sharks and was part of the inspiration for Matt Hooper, Richard Dreyfuss’s character from 1975's “Jaws.”