11 Weirdly Spelled Words—And How They Got That Way
Ever wonder why there’s a ‘k’ in ‘knead,’ or a ‘d’ in ‘Wednesday’? While there isn’t always a good reason for why some English words are spelled the way they are, there are reasons.
1970-01-01 08:00
Time Traveler’s Guide: Verb Tenses in 8 Languages From Around the World
If you've ever felt that English could use a couple more tenses to truly capture the nuances of the past, present, and future, this exploration of languages that have taken verb tenses to fascinating new heights is for you.
1970-01-01 08:00
Secret room found in County Wexford Castle
The room was discovered during conservation works on a window at Johnstown Castle on Sunday .
1970-01-01 08:00
MLB Rumors: 3 players who have boosted their 2023-24 free agent stock
The 2023-24 MLB free agent class is as loaded as we've ever seen. But which players have raised their stock even higher before hitting the market?The upcoming 2023-24 MLB free-agent class will be arguably the most significant in baseball history, with Shohei Ohtani increasingly likely to si...
1970-01-01 08:00
27 Boston Market restaurants ordered closed in New Jersey for unpaid wages
New Jersey ordered more than two dozen Boston Market locations to close Tuesday because regulators found "multiple violations of workers' rights," including failure to pay wages, and fined the restaurant chain nearly $2.6 million.
1970-01-01 08:00
Bindeshwar Pathak: India's 'Toilet Man' who made urinating safely a reality
India is mourning campaigner and social reformer Bindeshwar Pathak who died on Tuesday, aged 80.
1970-01-01 08:00
News outlets went all in on Maui fire coverage. But did they miss a key part of the story?
Thousands of heat records broken. Oceans at hot tub levels. Mass coral bleaching. Extraordinary wildfires. Earth's hottest month on record.
1970-01-01 08:00
Special counsel investigating Jan. 6 sought Trump's direct messages from Twitter, court transcripts reveal
The special counsel's investigation into Donald Trump and the aftermath of the 2020 election sought the former president's Twitter direct messages, of which there were many, federal prosecutors and lawyers for Twitter revealed in newly unsealed transcripts from February court hearings about the search warrant.
1970-01-01 08:00
Do Dalvin Cook, Ezekiel Elliott contracts lay groundwork for NFL RBs?
Did Ezekiel Elliott and Dalvin Cook set the future market for top RBs after a summer of turmoil at the position?After months of suspense, both Ezekiel Elliott and Dalvin Cook signed new contracts on Monday. Elliott went to the New England Patriots and Dalvin Cook went to the New York Jets, posit...
1970-01-01 08:00
Feds ease water cuts on Colorado River after blockbuster winter
Federal officials are easing water restrictions on the Colorado River next year, an incredible improvement after above-average winter snowpack helped shore up plummeting water levels at the nation's two largest reservoirs.
1970-01-01 08:00
Metal detectorists find 2,000-year-old Iron Age gold treasure in Welsh first
Gold coins dating back more than 2,000 years have been found by metal detectorists in Wales, making them the first hoard of Iron Age gold coins to have been discovered in the country.
1970-01-01 08:00
No Sh*t: People Who Swear More May Also Be More Honest, Study Says
No, we’re not f***ing lying.
1970-01-01 08:00