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The Curious Origins of 16 Common Phrases

June 21, 2018June 21, 2018 0 Comments language

(via Mental Floss) Run of the mill… going bananas… We use phrases like these every day. They had to come

(via Today I Found Out) A form of nickname has been around since the early 14th century- eke name, literally meaning

(via Mental Floss) Part of the reason why certain poems can endure for centuries is because the poets themselves are inspired

(via Mental Floss) Punctuation can be a headache, even when it’s just inside a name. Here are eight brand names

(via Mental Floss) When Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease at age 21, doctors thought he’d only survive

(via Mental Floss) Theodor Seuss Geisel—who was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904—wasn’t actually a doctor (at least

(via mental_floss) When we throw on an old pair of jeans or dress up in a tux, we’re not just

(via Great Big Story) Before Nicole was born, Ed was already laying down the tracks for his daughter to follow.

(via Smithsonian) By feeding his visions for the future to a well-regarded contemporary, the prolific inventor offered a peek into

(via Oddee) Every writer is a creature of habit. Even the most successful authors have patterns, quirks, superstitions, and beliefs specifically

Are parrots just good at imitating sounds or is there something else that separates them from other birds?

(via Mental Floss) The Abraham Lincoln collection in the Library of Congress just got a major boost. The 16th president’s