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'Norse to See You': Take Our Viking Quiz!
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Helmets, battles, Leif Erikson Day - our Viking quiz has it all. Grab some mead and let's get started!
Macaroon vs. Macaron: Differentiating Between Sweet Treats
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Macaroons and macarons - they sound similar, but they look quite different. So how did we end up with two popular cookies that sound almost the same?
Why We Use the Suffix '-Gate' for Scandals (And Can We Please Stop?)
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Learn why the suffix "gate" implies a scandal, political or otherwise, in this HowStuffWorks article.
Why Was the Mad Hatter Mad?
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The expression 'mad as a hatter' predates the Mad Hatter in 'Alice in Wonderland.' So, where did the term come from?
Crayola Unveils New Crayons for Kids of All Colors
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Gone are the days of peach and flesh crayons. Crayola just created 24 skin tone crayons to help advance inclusion through coloring.
Why Professional Bakers Never Measure With Cups, Only Scales
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While many home bakers measure out flour and other ingredients with a cup, experts say you should ditch that cup for a scale. Here's why.
The Venn Diagram: How Circles Illustrate Relationships
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Venn diagrams are an easy way to simplify information and visualize relationships between concepts or sets of data.
Wallace's Giant Bee, World's Largest, Rediscovered
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Wallace's giant bee, the world's largest, has been rediscovered. HowStuffWorks takes a look.
Did Romans really purge their bellies in vomitoria?
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The ancient Romans were so decadent that it's said they'd vomit mid-feast just to eat more. Learn more about vomitoria at HowwStuffWorks.
What Does 'Bread and Circuses' Mean?
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Ever felt a pang of guilt on, say, Election Day when you skipped the voting booth to go to dinner? The 'bread and circuses' concept of being pacified by food and entertainment - and forgoing civic duty - goes back to Roman times.