Frauds, swindles, cons, scams, and deceptions are collectively known as hoaxes. But there's more than meets the eye.

My fellow bloggers over at BNET Intercom have revealed some fun facts about National Boss Day (which is today, by the way, lest you forget to buy your boss a box of chocolates or a bottle of the ...

Feast on the bounty of these seasonal word origins. Artichoke Artichoke ultimately comes from the Arabic al-harshuf, ...

Even if you’re not a full-blown grammar nerd, you’ll find the origins of these words that changed meaning over time completely fascinating The English language is alive—and like any living thing, it ...

The history of coffee is complex, spanning several countries and cultures, and there are mutliple theories as to the origin ...

Although comets were sighted at least as early as 1000 B.C., Greek natural philosophers named them sometime around 500 B.C., using the Greek word kometes for "a head with long hair." Science historian ...

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Etymology is generally not a subject known to excite anyone outside of English grad students and Jeopardy! fans. People just don’t care that much about the origin of words. But that lack of interest ...