You’ve probably never wondered what the dot over the letter “i” or “j” is called, but today would be your lucky day. It’s called a “tittle,” better known as a ...

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William Wrigley Jr., the founder of Wrigley’s Chewing Gum, started out working in his father’s soap factory in Philadelphia around 1870. After learning the ins and outs of the business, ...

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Are you superstitious? Do you jump that crack in the sidewalk or maybe toss some salt over your shoulder when you want to ward off a bit of bad luck? ...

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Sony is a multinational conglomerate based in Tokyo, Japan, with businesses in electronics, games, music, movies, and finance. They are known for the success of their Walkman and PlayStation product ...

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Daytime dramas are known as soap operas, but where did the moniker come from, and when did it happen? The origin of the soap opera can be traced back to ...

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dollyhaul/flickr Lincoln Logs have been around for almost 100 years, and they’ve been a staple of toy boxes around the world. The inventor of Lincoln Logs even had a connection ...

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Who would have ever thought that something you could find anytime you walked out of your front door could be become a million dollar bestseller. It wasn’t something like diamonds ...

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In this edition of the Random Facts of the Week: The Amazing Liver, Ulysses S. Grant’s Real Name, Los Angeles Moving North, Chances of Getting in the NFL, and Brilliant ...

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Jrdn88/wikimedia The latest innovation for digital video and sound for movies at home came about with the introduction of the Blu-ray disc and the release of the first movies on ...

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