15 Commonly Misheard Phrases That Actually Make Sense
Is it coleslaw or cold slaw? Deep-seated or deep-seeded? There are right answers, but the wrong ones seem kind of right, too.
2023-07-07 22:59
6 Ways to Make a Bug Bite Stop Itching
Insects can interrupt a nice day outdoors by using your legs as a buffet table. Here's how to quell the itching.
2023-07-07 22:29
7 Ways People Woke Up Before Alarm Clocks
You couldn't hit the snooze button on these wake-up calls.
2023-07-07 04:26
60 Amazing Skills You Can Learn on YouTube
These YouTube tutorials will give you all the basics to learn something fun (like training your cat to give high fives or calligraphy) or practical (like CPR).
2023-07-07 03:50
The Funniest Movie the Year You Were Born
Your parents were probably laughing at Eddie Murphy, Mel Brooks, or the guys from Monty Python.
2023-07-07 02:25
19 Words That Used to Mean Something Negative
Sometimes words move up in the world. Their meanings change with time, becoming more positive—a process linguists call amelioration.
2023-07-06 22:21
14 Musicians Who Are Also Novelists
Jimmy Buffett—yeah, the “Margaritaville” guy—is one of just a few authors to have books that topped both the fiction and non-fiction ‘New York Times’ bestsellers lists. Other authors that have that distinction include Hemingway and Steinbeck.
2023-07-06 20:30
65 People and Their Famous Last Words
Poignant, funny, sad, weird, or mean—last words can make quite the impact as we shuffle off the stage of life. Here are 65 notable examples.
2023-07-06 06:52
12 Surprising Facts About ‘Less Than Zero’
Bret Easton Ellis’s debut 1985 novel “Less Than Zero” was quickly adapted for the big screen, but here are some fun facts you probably didn’t know about the book (and the Brat Pack-led drama).
2023-07-04 04:57
10 Facts About Patrick Henry
He’s best remembered for saying “Give me liberty or give me death,” but did Henry actually utter those words?
2023-07-04 03:22
9 Creative Ways People Kept Cool Before Air Conditioning
People have come up with a range of ingenious, harebrained, and sometimes grim but often remarkable ways to stay cool during a summer scorcher.
2023-07-04 03:20
7 Facts About Willi Ninja, the Grandfather of Vogue
Famed choreographer Willi Ninja's pioneering dance moves and gender-fluid style had a lasting influence on music and fashion, which still persists to this day.
2023-07-04 00:30