WORDS

In honor of Valentine’s Day, discover the origins of the phrase ‘weak at the knees,’ including its ties to ancient Rome and even astrology.

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

Sometimes the letter of the law has tough things to say about, well, letters.

How did we come to associate sleeping and snoring with the letter ‘Z’? The origins trace back farther than you might think but are tied to early 20th-century American comic strips.

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

Here's why medieval artists loved putting horns on Moses.

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

For the next time you encounter a sea serpent, a blood-sucking fiend, or a creepy cryptid.

It has a little something to do with bees—a fact you can drop around the watercooler the next time your coworker says they spotted a mysterious drone in the sky.

Learn the key differences between sanitizing, disinfecting, and sterilizing to properly clean your home and protect your health.

The terms are more literal than you might have assumed.

There’s a surprising connection between the capital of the Philippines and mailing important documents.