How Did ‘Jones’ Come to Mean ‘Craving’?
Nowadays, we use jones to express an intense craving for something. But it used to refer specifically to drugs.
2023-09-30 04:24
Judge overseeing Trump's federal election case declines to step aside
Judge Tanya Chutkan is overseeing the 2020 federal elections case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
2023-09-28 07:57
Why is Connecticut Called the “Nutmeg State”?
Technically, it’s not. Connecticut’s “official nickname” is the “Constitution State.”
2023-09-27 02:17
The Reason Boston is Called “Beantown”
Among nicknames like “The Athens of America,” “The Cradle of Liberty,” and “The Hub of the Universe,” “Beantown” sounds very out of place.
2023-09-26 23:52
The shadowy Chinese firm that owns chunks of Cambodia
It secured a deal to control a fifth of Cambodia's coastline - 15 years on, it has barely got started.
2023-09-25 07:49
Oklahoma players celebrate win by seemingly disparaging Cincinnati staple
Oklahoma football players devoured some canned Skyline Chili like 12 ounces of suds to prove the Cincinnati Bearcats are still the epitome of mid in the Big 12.
2023-09-24 07:57
BYU gets welcomed to Big 12 with massive Kansas hit, scoop-and-score
BYU has officially had its welcome to the Big 12 moment, thanks to none other than Kansas. Although Lance Leipold certainly has Kansas football in a fantastic p
2023-09-24 06:53
Ukrainian forces have broken through in Verbove, top general says
The general leading Ukraine's counteroffensive along the southern front line says his forces have broken through in Verbove -- and predicts an even bigger breakthrough to come.
2023-09-23 13:24
MohBad mourners teargassed at Nigeria's Lekki toll gate after Lagos concert
It happened after a memorial concert in Lagos for MohBad, who died last week aged 27.
2023-09-22 21:53
JPEX: Hong Kong investigates influencer-backed crypto exchange
About 2,000 investors lost money on the JPEX platform which was advertised on Hong Kong's metro.
2023-09-22 08:46
Why Do People Say the Moon is Made of Cheese?
The moon-made-of-cheese rumor may have started with a hungry wolf and a crafty fox.
2023-09-21 23:48
Boxing is a Healthy Release For Darren Waller: 'It Whoops Your Butt, Man'
A day spent watching Darren Waller box.
2023-09-21 21:47