Peggy isn’t the only seemingly random sobriquet for Margaret. There’s also Daisy, which, like Peggy, turns out to have a ...

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

Before the creation of synthetic plastics, patent leather was made by glazing animal hides with layers of resin-based varnish. The coating protected items like boots and carriage parts from wear and ...

Getting that campfire smoke smell out of your clothes isn’t as hard as it might seem, thanks to these tips and tricks.

Japan’s geisha are experts in their field, but they’re often treated like tourist attractions. See why Kyoto officials have had to crack down on tourist photos.

Once you notice how many cartoon characters have four fingers, it‘s hard to ignore. The artistic choice originated with Disney and other early animation studios in the 1920s, and since then it ...

Lindsay Lohan at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Mean Girls.' | Kevin Winter/GettyImages While studying drama at the University of Virginia in the early ’90s, Tina Fey and her college buddy Cady ...

The line “You’re gonna need a bigger boat” from Jaws (1975) has gone down as one of the most iconic quotes in movie history. Spoken by Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) moments after the eponymous ...

When it comes to finding love, not all cities are created equal. WalletHub’s recent analysis put over 180 U.S. cities to the test to see just how friendly they are to single people. While some ...

The SAT and ACT are standardized tests that can help students get into colleges and earn scholarships. Although they have similar content, they’re ultimately different in other aspects. Most ...

Whether you believe a customer is always right probably depends on which side of the counter you’re on. For shoppers, having a merchant who’s quick to rectify mistakes and listen to concerns ...

There's a fancy term for forgetting a word—'lethologica.'The word is ‘soup.’ | (Silhouettes) Malte Mueller/fStop/Getty Images; (Soup) peanutpie/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images ...