Most people probably don’t picture the cow that gave them their hamburger, but it turns out that that would be an almost impossible task anyway. McDonald’s, for example, admits on its UK website that because of the scale of production needed to satisfy the company: “The resulting batches of minced beef can be made…
5) ONE NIGHT STAND Today, this phrase is so widely used that everybody thinks they know what it means. We’ve all heard a story about a one night stand – and maybe told one…! But a “one night stand” is actually a term for a performance that’s in town for one night only. According to…
All of us use certain phrases, expressions and figures of speech in our daily lives, mostly without giving them much thought. We know what they mean, but what about where they come from? Here is a list of five common phrases that you have probably heard and even used before, and their sometimes surprising origins. Hopefully,…
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Considering that James Bond is thought of today as one of the smoothest, most dashing characters ever created, it should surprise most people that his iconic name was borrowed from a bird expert.
If you’re in England, it’s perfectly natural to drive on the left side of the road. In North America, however, that’s backwards. So what’s the deal?
Manned missions to the moon are possibly the greatest achievement of our species. But there are plenty of people who don’t believe they happened.
It’s not this sign…
It’s a little strange that every April first we go around playing pranks on each other as if it were the most normal thing in the world…
Well, sort of.
There’s a law in Hawaii that allows undercover cops to have sex with prostitutes in order to make a bust. It sounds like a joke, but it’s not.
Ever wonder why we use the expression “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth”? Thought about why there’s a “B” in the word “doubt”? Come on in and read the answers to those and a couple other questions.
St. Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday, after all. So why do people get drunk to celebrate it?
The Matrix was one of the most popular movies of the 1990s. Here are some interesting behind-the-scenes facts about this iconic film.
Ever wonder why the west is hated by so many people in the Middle East?
The number of people who live to see their 100th birthday is doubling every 13 years or so. How long before we can live forever?
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