Weird & Strange

Ever had a self-appointed linguistic expert regale you with word origin stories that seemed a bit off? The following etymologies have spread well beyond

Valentine's Day has a long history. Despite this most people believe “facts” about the holiday that are absolutely false. These are only 10 such myths.

In our society, there are some things you just can’t say to people, because they are considered offensive. For example, bringing up fried chicken and

In Ancient times, they sought out ways to cut back on crime. Instead of letting the criminals sit in a jail cell, like today, they would use different torture

1. Too much of a good thing - Water IntoxicationIn June of 2007 Jennifer Lea Strange joined a short list of people who drank themselves to death with water

Sure, you could spend your holiday contemplating the freedoms you enjoy or being with your family. Or you could actually celebrate your independence by breaking the mold!

We as humans have the tendency to put elements of nature into boxes: “Fish look like this, insects look like this.” Of course we make exceptions for some variation, but when certain elements combine in ways we're unfamiliar with we don't know how to process them. Below is a list of ten creatures found in nature that manage to defy norms and look out of this world.

Architecture is a difficult profession, and we don’t think for a second we’d be able to just jump right in and do it ourselves. It requires skill, precision, and a whole lot more math than we’ve ever used, and about the closest we’ve ever come is building a few pillow forts. But everyone makes mistakes now and then, and that includes architects and engineers, and the results, quite predictably, ar

Have you ever been so hungry you’d eat just about anything? You look in the fridge and search through your kitchen cupboards for something to fill that

In high school, I was a Cobra. That was embarrassing. In college I was a Mariner. That was boring. Then I became a teacher at a school that bore uniforms