More than 100,000 people in the U.S. are currently on the national waiting list for an organ transplant. Sadly, the chronic shortage of donated organs means that over 6000 patients every year die ...

Gammer Gurton’s Garland was the title of a landmark collection of nursery rhymes first published in England in the early 1780s. Compiled by an English antiquary named Joseph Ritson, the book ...

What's in a name? A lot of pronunciation mistakes. / Courtesy of WordFinderX Many people know the awkwardness that comes with mispronouncing a person’s name, or having one’s own name mangled.

He wants you to learn about the symbol’s history. / swim ink 2 llc/Corbis Historical/Getty Images (Uncle Sam); Justin Dodd/Mental Floss (question mark) Uncle Sam—clad in red, white, and blue ...

Showers are great for getting a fresh start to your day or winding down for the night. / Carlos Barquero/GettyImages Showers are a nonnegotiable part of life, but should you take them at night or ...

Can you spot the hidden key in this mess? / Click Storage Relocating to a new space can be an exciting change in a person’s life—but the moving process itself is usually daunting. Many things ...

/ Andrew Fox/The Image Bank/Getty Images (cemetery), ahmad agung wijayanto/Shutterstock (question marks) “This is no way to live!” Even as he was dying of pneumonia, comedian “Groucho ...

Referring to someone as a “worm” usually expresses a pretty low opinion of that individual. Betrayed at work? Your foe could be a worm. Relationship gone sour? Perhaps you were dating a worm.

It’s kind of weird that ‘ghost’ is spelled with a ‘gh.’ / Iuliia Bondar/GettyImages ...

Dogs generally love adventures, especially ones that get them outside and let them take in fresh air and explore their surroundings. Sticking his or her head out the window is a sensory bonanza ...

Bob Stoldal woke up one night and couldn’t understand what he was seeing. There, on his television, was Bullitt, a crime drama starring Steve McQueen that remains memorable for having one of the best ...

Rare Rembrandt painting sells for more than a million dollars / KENS 5: Your San Antonio News Source Estate sales usually involve families letting go of various household items like dinnerware and ...