Though the 1975 original film is legendary, the ‘Jaws’ sequels actually get pretty weird—and here are the real reasons why.

Before the creation of synthetic plastics, patent leather was made by glazing animal hides with layers of resin-based varnish. The coating protected items like boots and carriage parts from wear and ...

Hughes in 1951, not long before he withdrew from public view. | University of Southern California/GettyImages “He cleaned up the image of Las Vegas,” Hughes employee Robert A. Maheu told The ...

Per the Oxford English Dictionary, the phrase dead weight can be traced back to the 1600s and is defined as the “weight of something which does not move by itself; a heavy, inert weight.” A ...

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

Japan’s geisha are experts in their field, but they’re often treated like tourist attractions. See why Kyoto officials have ...

The gas station doesn’t know how much fuel you’re going to buy when you pay at the pump. To make sure you have enough funds ...

There are many reasons why horses might need shoes. There’s pretty much only one reason why cows don’t.

A traditional monkey wrench. | Amazon Another intriguing explanation exists. When the monkey wrench first emerged, it was in contrast to another tool called a “key wrench”; some took to ...

The Weeknd, a.k.a. Abel Tesfaye, might have received a critical mauling in HBO’s pop star satire The Idol, but that hasn’t stopped him from trying to break through on the silver screen. Hurry ...

The term ball peen hammer first saw print in 1874, when a mechanic’s dictionary referred to it as a “metal worker’s hammer ...

Click to enlarge. Courtesy WordFinderX // CC by SA 4.0 California was also found to have a globe-spanning list of names within its borders, and WordFinderX put together a round-the-world driving ...