Your family name did not come from a mistake at Ellis Island

Your family name did not come from a mistake at Ellis Island
How to converse properly: 18 tips from old etiquette books

How to converse properly: 18 tips from old etiquette books
29 answers to the question 'What is a human being?'

29 answers to the question 'What is a human being?'
The 65-year battle over the Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act

The 65-year battle over the Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act
7 overlooked Thanksgiving rituals, according to sociologists

7 overlooked Thanksgiving rituals, according to sociologists
How to wrap a present with mathematical precision (and waste less paper)

How to wrap a present with mathematical precision (and waste less paper)
The most expensive properties in 11 special edition Monopoly games

The most expensive properties in 11 special edition Monopoly games
5 baffling foreign-language versions of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song

5 baffling foreign-language versions of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song
4 surprising things Facebook has learned from your relationship status

4 surprising things Facebook has learned from your relationship status
35 classy slang terms for naughty bits from the past 600 years

35 classy slang terms for naughty bits from the past 600 years
How many spaces should there be at the end of a sentence?

How many spaces should there be at the end of a sentence?
4 crazy, early foreign language versions of Beatles songs

4 crazy, early foreign language versions of Beatles songs
9 reasons we adore this little girl's sign language version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas'

9 reasons we adore this little girl's sign language version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas'
7 fun facts about the Dothraki language from Game of Thrones

7 fun facts about the Dothraki language from Game of Thrones
Watch the Surf Punks explain the latest slang in this 1980s news report

Watch the Surf Punks explain the latest slang in this 1980s news report
5 words that are spelled weirdly because someone got the etymology wrong

5 words that are spelled weirdly because someone got the etymology wrong
11 classy insults with classical Greek and Latin roots

11 classy insults with classical Greek and Latin roots
26 of Noah Webster's spelling changes that didn't catch on

26 of Noah Webster's spelling changes that didn't catch on
15 harsh things critics said about The Nutcracker after its 1892 premiere

15 harsh things critics said about The Nutcracker after its 1892 premiere
Don't use 'pants' for 'pantaloons': 19 surprising rules copy editors used to enforce
