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Before you talk turkey this Thanksgiving, find out what we know about the phrase’s meaning and origins.

It’s often said the dreidel was a way Jewish people communicated their faith during ancient times of oppression. But the Hanukkah game is actually a lot more recent.

The pronunciations of names like ‘Yves’ and ‘Geneviève’ aren’t hard once you’ve heard them a few times.

Their (often literal) blood feud is a relatively modern creation. So how did vampires and werewolves end up at each other’s throats?

You know planes cover hundreds of miles per hour. So why doesn't it look like they do?

Prepared horseradish and horseradish sauce aren’t the same thing.

Cats and “Pspsps” go together like toddlers and the crinkling wrapper of a candy bar that you were trying to eat in secret. What gives?

It’s often said that Barbie is 19 years old, but the answer is a little more nuanced than that.

Tennis’s U.S. Open has only been an “open” since 1968. Here’s why.

Heat domes are masses of hot air trapped within the atmosphere by high pressure. And they're becoming more common, thanks to climate change.

Doctors can self-prescribe, but it's generally discouraged and the practice has quite a few stipulations.

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue—and something else, too?