The idiom “apples to apples” means comparing two things that are fundamentally the same. But let’s consider real apples for a moment and the crazy price difference between, say, a Red Delicious apple and a Honeycrisp. It’s nuts! So what exactly makes the Honeycrisp three times more expensive? Yes, they come along once a year, but is...

Etymology is endlessly interesting to me – where words came from can help us better understand when using them is most appropriate, of course, but also it’s fun to know (and helpful during those games of Trivial Pursuit) how lingo came to be part of everyday language. To that end, here are 7 common words...

Kids do the darnedest things, but sometimes they also do the greatest things. For example, this one girl decided to dress up in a pretty extraordinary way for her 100th day of kindergarten. A Reddit user, who also happens to be the little girl’s father, shared the story about how his 6-year-old daughter dressed up as...

W.E.B. Du Bois is an important activist and scholar who lived during the time between the Civil War and the civil rights movement. Here are some essential facts to know about Du Bois. 1. He was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Fisk University and...

If you’ve ever had firsthand experience with Alzheimer’s disease, then you know how devastating the degenerative illness can be – not only for the person suffering, but for those who love them, as well. It steals a person’s mind, memories, abilities, and, as the Reddit post below illustrates with heartbreaking accuracy, what makes them unique....

You gotta laugh through your marriage or else it’ll never survive. There are a whole lot of ups and downs, and if you don’t have a sense of humor about riding that wave, your “everlasting bond” won’t last long. These memes perfectly capture the hilarious (and at times terrible) realities of marriage. Even if you’re...

There have been a lot (like, a lot) of actors who’ve donned the red and blue bodysuit to play teen-turned-superhero Peter Parker (aka Spider-Man). I would argue that this anonymous bank worker from Sao Paolo, Brazil, wears it with just as much panache. What’s more, he’s got the comedic timing down, as is evident by...