With the Oscars AKA: The Academy Awards coming up this weekend you have to wonder why the golden statue given to the winners is referred to as an Oscar. There are actually 7 other awards offered by the academy but the Oscar seems to be the most popular one. The naming of this little gold man has been contested but according to Wikipedia: One biography of Bette... [Read more...]

Don't tell the kids, just start asking them questions while they set the table. History.com's Thanksgiving quiz to test your knowledge is set up in a True/False format, so just asking one question here and another there, you may wind up helping them learn something under the radar. For instance: wild turkeys can fly. Really. And tryptophan is found in lots of... [Read more...]