Education
Explore your favorite subject—whether you’re a history buff, bookworm, nature lover, science geek, or techie—through a unique language lens.
Speak of the Devil! 15 Infernal Names for The Evil One
The Rosetta Stone: Unlocking Ancient Egypt
The Evolution of Skyscrapers
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The Racist History of “Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Moe”
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A Look At American Sign Language
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Taser: A Surprising Acronym With An Unsettling Story
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Why Do We Call It A “Wife Beater” Shirt?
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Why Did Twitter Change Their Character Limit To 280 Characters?
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How Do You Feel About These Parenting Buzzwords?
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What Do “Numpire” and “Ewt” Have in Common?
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Clickbait Isn’t New
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What’s The #’s Real Name?
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Who’s to Blame for Weird English Spellings?
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Solving the Mystery Of Babbling Baby Talk
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What Are We Gonna Call Self-Driving Cars If “Automobile” Is Already Taken?
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Bunny vs. Rabbit vs. Hare: What’s The Difference?
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The Reasons to Swear. A Lot.
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What Exactly Is The Spring Equinox?
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Exoplanets And Planets: The Truth Is Out There
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What’s In A Name: 18 Popular Brands
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Does Boxing Day Have Anything To Do With Boxing?
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What Do Hurricane Category Numbers Mean?
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Who Picks Hurricane Names?
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What Is A Bastille?
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Cankers, Caterpillars, and Malt-worms: 3 Shakespearean Insults
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Normalcy and Squirmishes: Misunderestimating the Words of Politicians
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You Didn’t Invent That: Charles Dickens and Boredom
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What Is The Difference Between Snow Flurries vs. Snow Showers?
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The Origin Of Dog Days
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The Problem With Awesome
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Wearable or Personal Computer: Which Came First?
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You Didn’t Invent That: Shakespeare’s Spurious Neologisms
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You Didn’t Invent That: F. Scott Fitzgerald and “Jazz Age”
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You Didn’t Invent That: Ian Fleming and “Ninja”
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What Does “Winter Solstice” Mean?
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Vocabulary Unplugged: Technology and the Lexicon
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What Does “Sophomore” Mean?
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Why Is Easter Island Named “Easter”?
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Does Your Handwriting Really Say Something About Your Personality?
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How Does Autocorrect Ducking Work, Anyway?
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Moonstruck: 9 Terms of the Lunar Lexicon
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7 Bands Who Were Inspired By Literature
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Is Text Messaging Ruining English?
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Lexical Investigations: Motley
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How Can Technology Help Us Understand Books?
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What Are The Names Of Pluto’s Moons?
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Do e-readers change the way we read?
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Lexical Investigations: Camouflage
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Who Coined The Term “Fashionista”?
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Lexical Investigations: Etymology
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Lexical Investigations: Karma