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Yes, people sometimes express regret to him that the term includes a swear word. To which he responds, “You’re welcome to ...

Before the Mandela Effect was in the public lexicon, Stan Berenstain addressed confusion over his last name in the Berenstains' 2002 autobiography, "Down a Sunny Dirt Road." He recounted a story from ...

New research complicates the old consensus that IQ is largely fixed, and that's good news for anyone looking to boost their ...

There is an expression that many of us use when someone complains about something. We want them to know that we understand and sympathize. Or maybe, we just want them to quit whining about something ...

Fictional dictionaries on Kindle make Tolkien and other dense series easier to read, letting me tap for context without ...

Ohio passed a law in 2021 that exempted people with mental illnesses from being executed. Nine inmates have been removed from ...