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Thousands of years after this Italian explorer was born, we were shouting his name across the pool—but why?
Logan DeLoye|
The name doesn’t come from the canned meat, but a ‘Monty Python’ sketch about the canned meat.
Tim Brinkhof|
We can all thank the renowned playwright for livening up our vocabulary into the 21st century!
Paul Anthony Jones|
Can your kids crack these 100 mind-bending riddles? Explore clever brainteasers with answers that build critical thinking, focus, and abstract logic.
Nitya Rao|
More than a few of your favorite expressions might have originated on the high seas. From "bottoms up" to "slush fund," these terms originated among pirates and sailors.
Chris Wheatley|
Some Old English words haven't changed much over the centuries. From "cat" to "friend," here are seven modern words that are quite similar to their Old English counterparts.
Jane Alexander|
A lot of people think that the “mare” in “nightmare” refers to a horse—like the one ominously poking its head past the curtain in Swiss painter Henry Fuseli’s 1
Tim Brinkhof|
From "paint the town red" to "mad as a hatter," many of our favorite idioms originated or were popularized in the era of Queen Victoria.
Chris Wheatley|

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