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The fascinating origins of 13 everyday English expressions

“Three sheets to the wind.” He or she won the game “hands down.” Ever wonder where those expression originated? Business

Almost everyone has an ice cream truck memory. The sound of tinny music piercing the humid summer air with promises

Alfred Ely Beach, a wealthy engineer and businessman designed the first subway in New York City. His 95 meter pneumatic

Yes, you read that right. Are you fuzzy on the difference between a Carolina and a Michigan? Do you routinely

In 1902, an interesting group of twelve young men came together for an even more interesting cause: to ingest poison.

Apparently, it tastes exactly like it looks… a big giant raindrop. It was created by New Yorker Darren Wong, and

Baseball season is upon us. Nowadays, peanuts an CrackerJacks aren’t the only thing you can munch on at the park.

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BuzzFeed has an interesting list of the first things that ever happened on the internet… from first web page to

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Have you ever wondered why we have toes? Someone at Atlas Obscura has too. Maybe your wonder will now have

P.T. Barnum, perhaps the “greatest showman on Earth” who created the “greatest show on Earth” had less than great luck

Looking like a Presidential version of Easter Island, there’s a field in Croker, Virgina with an interesting story. The busts

Via Messy Nessy Chic: I guess if you’re Elvis Presley and you want a snack, you get the snack you