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Peggy isn’t the only seemingly random sobriquet for Margaret. There’s also Daisy, which, like Peggy, turns out to have a ...
Though the 1975 original film is legendary, the ‘Jaws’ sequels actually get pretty weird—and here are the real reasons why.
Getting that campfire smoke smell out of your clothes isn’t as hard as it might seem, thanks to these tips and tricks.
Before the creation of synthetic plastics, patent leather was made by glazing animal hides with layers of resin-based varnish. The coating protected items like boots and carriage parts from wear and ...
Sequels don’t necessarily get the bad rap they once did. In addition to achieving success at the box office, many cinematic follow-ups are met with critical acclaim. Two out of the 10 Best ...
We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?
Linguine with clams. | Luc TEBOUL/GettyImages Linguine, which means “ little tongues ” in Italian, is a long, flat noodle. Wider than spaghetti but narrower than fettuccine, it has a smooth ...
Hughes in 1951, not long before he withdrew from public view. | University of Southern California/GettyImages “He cleaned up the image of Las Vegas,” Hughes employee Robert A. Maheu told The ...
Per the Oxford English Dictionary, the phrase dead weight can be traced back to the 1600s and is defined as the “weight of something which does not move by itself; a heavy, inert weight.” A ...
“Kevin sure made a beeline for that buffet,” one might say. Or, “Sarah made a beeline for the ER after breaking her tibia.” Every day, millions of people use the idiom make a beeline when ...
There are many reasons why horses might need shoes. There’s pretty much only one reason why cows don’t.
A traditional monkey wrench. | Amazon Another intriguing explanation exists. When the monkey wrench first emerged, it was in contrast to another tool called a “key wrench”; some took to ...
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