Before the measles vaccine, there were between 3 and 4 million cases in the U.S. per year. Now, it’s less than 500.

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It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?
Where did this curious expression come from, and what’s so right about rain, anyway?
From David Lynch to Queen Elizabeth I, these folks achieved a type of lexical immortality when their names became adjectives.
If you’ve ever looked up the definition of “gaslighting,” you’re not alone.
These coffee-flavored marshmallows kick the classic recipe up a notch.
How a largely forgotten U.S. president became a South American idol.
Tuberculosis may seem like a historic malady, but it’s still the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Here’s what you need to know about its past and current outbreaks.
The eighth president had a commode fit for a commander-in-chief at Lindenwald, his home in Kinderhook, New York.
Flammable vs. inflammable? Regardless vs. irregardless? Here are the linguistic explanations for 10 pairs of false antonyms.
The apostrophe in Presidents Day—or President's Day or Presidents's Day—is all over the place ... or nowhere to be found at all.
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It’s easy to make these common mistakes when you're brushing your teeth, but here’s how to do it the right way.
For some soldiers confined in German POW camps during World War II, ‘Monopoly’ was so much more than just a board game.
No aviation schools in America would teach Bessie Coleman how to fly in the 1920s. So, she sailed to France and became the first African American and the first Native American woman to earn a pilot's license.