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Why Do We Say “Trick or Treat”?

Lexical Investigations: Holistic

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Lexical Investigations: Art

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Why Is The Football Team Called The 49ers?

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Lexical Investigations: Appendix

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Where is the Middle East? The Near East? The Far...

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Why are zero and the letter “O” both circles? The...

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Did You Know There Is A Law That Bans The...

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A Baby Named “Like” And The History Of Names (Anthroponymy)

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A lost, legendary dictionary is rediscovered. Where was it found,...

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Typewriters Were Originally Created To Help The Blind

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A New Planet? Perhaps. What Does The Name “Tyche” Mean?

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What Is The Lesser-Known Language Millions Of People Speak In...

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What's The Secret History Of The Term "Pundit"?

Regardless of your opinions about the pundits you see on TV every day, you'll want to know the sage and also secretive history of the word "pundit." Take a look.

Learn about the term!

Afghanistan, Kazakhstan: How Many “-stans” Are There?

The suffix –stan is Persian and Urdu for “place of,” or "where one stands." Can you name all the countries whose name ends in "-stan"?

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Deepen Your Understanding Of Black History With These Terms

Strengthen your grasp of Black history by learning about some of the terms that have played an important role in Black lives and American history.

Do you know these 10 terms?