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Fact Check: A List of Idioms for 'It's Raining Cats and Dogs' in Different Languages Contains...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 1 month agoX user @AdamCSharp Claim: A post shared on X correctly listed idioms indicating heavy rain in...
The Cambridge Dictionary's 2023 word of the year is inspired by AI
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year is the AI-inspired “hallucinate". The dictionary has...
Previously unknown language found hidden in "cultic ritual text" of ancient tablets
CBS News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA new language has been discovered in a UNESCO World Heritage Site being excavated in northern...
How technology helps and harms endangered languages
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 month agoVintage-style illustration of the earth on a bright yellow background, with Britain and USA highlighted in red. Multiple red arrows point from both...
It’s Esperanto Day, Celebrating the Language Hitler Despised
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFrank Perry/AFP via GettyIn the late 1800s, the city of Białystok—which was once Polish, then...
When did we first start using Xmas instead of Christmas and why do some find it offensive?
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTis the season for peace on earth and goodwill toward men ... unless you use the word Xmas instead...
These 39 Flowers Have Astonishing Meanings
Veranda via Yahoo News· 5 months ago39 Flowers with Astonishing Meanings glennimage - Getty Images We already know the language of flowers—even if we can’t speak it fluently. Intuitively,...
Breaking the spell: Learn the trick of decoding scientific plant names
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoPassiflora incarnata, Nymphaea odorata, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Asclepius incarnata! Sounds like...
Wait a Minute—What Does 'Snaky' Mean, Exactly?
Parade via AOL· 9 months agoSnakes get a bad rap. From being the face of humans’ Original Sin in Christianity to being Indiana Jones’ biggest fear—“Snakes. Why did it have to be...
Max Moffatt Throws Futuristic Tricks On The Horstman Glacier
POWDER Magazine via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSummer's upon us, meaning slushy laps on Blackcomb's Horstman Glacier, are officially in season....