One of the most successful marketing campaigns in cocktail history combined three seemingly hopeless endeavors into one of the most popular drinks of the 1950s and early 1960s.

A seemingly silly gesture is done for the sake of safety.

Bilinguals who acquire both languages by the age of six use both hemispheres in both languages.

For some time now, we have known the basic outline of the story of “dude.” The word was first used in the late 1800s as a term of mockery for young men who were overly concerned with keeping up with the latest fashions.

German officer

"Hi there, Neighbor," as was the frequent greeting from beloved children's show host Fred Rogers on his long running PBS show Mister…

Michael Lawler of Los Angeles, California, writes: Marilyn: You wrote about wet streets in movies. (May 15, 2011) Yes, one of the reasons is that they look slicker, but there is a practical reason we DPs [directors of photography] often do a 'wet down'…

A role she played in 1972 that the former child star and diplomat said was her greatest role…a role that allowed her to make a major difference in the lives of countless women. Shirley Temple Black did this by talking about her breasts!

Pine needle tea, a natural source of vitamin C, an easy recipe.

Miss your grandma's cooking? You're in luck because in this Staten Island restaurant, grandmothers rule!

In the late 1950s when NASA was a brand new agency, the list of spaceflight unknowns was significantly larger than any list of knowns. And addressing that list called for some real creativity. When it came to dealing with space sickness, NASA turned to 11…

While the modern versions of child-proof lids have been around for decades, their history may extend back thousands of years.

The key characteristic of a Military-Industrial Complex is that armaments manufacturers want wars to keep going, so that they can keep making profits. Thankfully for the human race, not all industrialists are willing to propagate this system. France's Andre…

genus of insects

novel by Ray Bradbury

Mister Rogers and Benjamin Wagner really were neighbors. Here are 46 things Wagner learned about this great man and his essential pioneering work.

covert listening device

district in Brazil, established by Henry Ford

"However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp…