List of All Articles with Tag 'explains'

Wes Craven didn’t intend for his classic horror film villain to look like he was headed to a Christmas party.

The pronunciations of names like ‘Yves’ and ‘Geneviève’ aren’t hard once you’ve heard them a few times.

Olympic curling stones are pretty self-policing—here's what those green and red lights can tell you.

The difference between misinformation and disinformation boils down to the intent behind it (or lack thereof). Plus, a handy trick for knowing which term to use when the time comes.

One theory suggests that we call liquor 'spirits' because of alcohol’s association with one spirit in particular: the Holy Spirit. But there are other theories.

Their (often literal) blood feud is a relatively modern creation. So how did vampires and werewolves end up at each other’s throats?

You know planes cover hundreds of miles per hour. So why doesn't it look like they do?

If you were an 18th-century settler in Australia with no knowledge of marsupials, you just might decide to call a koala a ‘bear,’ right?

The origins of the phrase (indirectly) involve smelly cabbage, Donald Duck, and several Canadian journalists.

The answer lies in their chromosomal makeup.

Prepared horseradish and horseradish sauce aren’t the same thing.

A bacteria-related food recall is troubling but understandable. It’s a little weirder when one involves golf balls.