Why are they called the Cleveland Indians?
The Cleveland Indians are named after former player Louis Sockalexis, a Penobscot Indian so respected, that one year after his passing, Cleveland took the...
What is the difference between a house and a cabin?
Houses and cabins aren't mutually exclusive. This means that something can be both a house and a cabin. A house can be defined as a...
How does a word make it into a dictionary?
The exact process of how a word makes it into the dictionary depends on the dictionary, but the process is similar for each. Each...
Why is it called Gatorade?
Gatorade is named after a "gator," which is the mascot for the University of Florida sports teams. In early summer of 1965, the coaching staff...
Does “icing the kicker” work in football?
A bunch of smart people researched this and found out that icing the kicker in the NFL does not make a statistically significant difference...