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Fact Check: Rumors Claim 'Alcohol' Originates from an Arabic Word for 'Body-Eating Spirit.' Here Are...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMx. Granger/Wikimedia Commons Claim: The origins of the word "alcohol" come from the Arabic term...
Britain’s lost saint discovered in ancient manuscript
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months agoEnglish Heritage has uncovered evidence of a lost saint in a discovery historians have hailed as...
Frank Alfred Odysseus: The meaning behind the name of Carrie and Boris Johnson’s third child
The Independent via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOn Tuesday 11 July, Carrie Johnson announced that she and former prime minister Boris Johnson have...
90 Middle Names for Girls, Whether You Want Something Traditional or Unique
PureWow via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPureWow Editors select every item that appears on this page,, and the company may earn compensation...
Fact Check: The Word 'Gauze' Sounds Similar to 'Gaza.' Linguists Say That's Probably No Accident
Snopes via Yahoo News· 5 months agoGetty Images Claim: The word "gauze," woven fabric used for medical purposes, originated from Gaza,...
‘English is not a language – it’s just badly spoken French’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFew would deny that English has conquered the world. But the French have always refused to take this...
Voices: The Top 10 Top 10s of all time
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Top 10s started in The Independent on Sunday magazine, the New Review, 10 years ago on 2 May 2013, with the Top 10 Worst Beatles Songs. I had...
Cathleen Schine on Sigrid Nunez, 'Pride and Prejudice,' and The Book That Grew On Her
Elle via Yahoo News· 3 months agoShelf Life: Cathleen SchinePORTRAIT BY Karen Tapia / ILLUSTRATION BY YOUSRA ATTIA Welcome to Shelf...
What's a laureate? A classicist explains the word's roots in Ancient Greek victors winning crowns of...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLaurel was an ancient symbol of medicine, the arts and the end of war. naphtalina/E+ via Getty...
America Has a Love Affair With Exclamation Points!
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCredit - Javier Zayas—Getty Images Crazy! Lol!! Super!!! In a nation of ecstasists that uses expressions like great to describe everything from a cup of...