What began as a show about the survivors of a plane crash attempting to survive on a tropical island quickly turned into ...

Some home chefs (and perhaps some commercial chefs) believe that washing raw chicken can help remove pathogens like Salmonella. While that’s possible, it’s totally unnecessary. Cooking poultry up to a ...

What is a degree worth to you? For some, that answer would be “quite a lot.” An average person who takes out federal loans winds up saddled with $37,338 of debt; private loans have a higher average ...

The invasive Joro spider is venomous and as big as your palm, but its taste for stink bugs means it could do more good than harm.

It was long believed that the Aberdeen Bestiary was published exclusively for the wealthy elite. Details revealed by a high-definition digitization suggest it had a humbler origin.

Einstein is among a number of historical figures who are often subject to misattribution due to both their fame and perceived wisdom. It’s an easy way for someone—or someone’s meme—to quickly ...

From her status as a Kidz Bop alumna to the real meaning behind her name, there’s probably a lot about the “Dune: Part Two” star.

As is the case with many nursery rhymes, there are a few dark theories about the origin of “eeny, meeny, miny, moe.” One, as ...

Not only was the tragic shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas the biggest fatal event at a U.S. music ...

The origins of this odd equine idiom come straight from the horse’s mouth.

In his famous 1858 speech, Abraham Lincoln warned that only civil war would resolve the issue of slavery in the U.S. He ...

As far back as the early 1600s, Hamburger referred to any person from Hamburg, Germany. The city has a centuries-long history ...