Where does the phrase, ‘giving me the cold shoulder,’ originate?
Short answer: It was a mistranslation of a phrase from the Vulgate Bible.
What are Mexican jumping beans and how do they jump?
Mexican jumping beans are actually seed pods from a Mexican shrub that have been implanted with larva from the Laspeyresia saltitans moth.
What is a fortnight?
The etymology of the word fortnight is rather bland. It’s short for “fourteen nights." More specifically, it comes from the Old English word, "fēowertīene niht,"...