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Why Do Americans and Brits Spell Words Differently?

There aren’t a lot of differences between how American and British people use English–besides regional slang. But some of the more well-known stuff includes the “u” in “colour” or “favour.” There’s...

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23 Taylor Swift Quotes That Won’t Get Back Together

Trying to set up a new playlist for your next gathering? Well you probably can’t go wrong with adding tracks by one of the best selling artists of all time–since it means at least somebody [...]

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Why Do Swear Words Work Everywhere?

Not everyone likes to curse, and not everyone likes to hear other people curse. But at some point, everyone discovers that some words can work literally anywhere in a sentence. In English, there’s a...

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Are Zebras White with Black or Black with White Stripes?

Have you ever asked the question as a joke before? That’s a rhetorical one, because everyone, at some point, has asked if zebras were white with black or black with white. Most probably haven’t really...

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How Does the Chinese Zodiac Work?

This post is coming out around Chinese New Year, which means there’s a new animal rotating in for the year as its mascot. 2022 is the year of the tiger, while 2021 was the year [...]

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Why Do We Have Groundhog Day?

Groundhog Day. It’s early in February, and if you grew up in North America you probably vaguely remember being told that winter would be longer or shorter any given year because some groundhog saw its...

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Star Wars and Shakespeare Plot Parallels

Have you wondered how is Star Wars like Shakespeare? It's time to discover what force ties Star Wars and Shakespeare together. [...]

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Badge of the Week: Gaming Gumbo

Get some sausage, some okra, and some Nintendo products and get cooking! Gaming Gumbo: The Sporcle kitchen is still cooking, and for us fine cuisine is its own kind of delicious game! Play 5 Gaming...

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20 “Super” Mario Trivia Team Names

Long have multiplayer Mario games proven to be the ultimate friendship testers. If your friend group has made it through a game in Mario Party or a race in Mario Kart without vowing to never [...]

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Badge of the Week: Kayak Racecar Tacocat

Today’s the perfect day to be a pal…indrome. Kayak Racecar Tacocat: Believe it or not, this isn’t a random assortment of words; we’re all about palindromes today because of the weirdly palindromic...

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Why Are Plants Wet in the Morning? | What About Indoor Plants?

Some people go outside early in the morning, because they are either weird early birds or have to because of their job. Everyone has seen a plant–probably grass in some nearby yard–in the early morning...

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Trivia Hunt XIII Recap

Trivia Hunt XIII: February 26, 2022 After a long winter break, Trivia Hunt is back for a new season! It was everything we promised it to be – tricky, original, diverse and most of all [...]

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Badge of the Week: Letterman

Get your top ten lists and stupid pet tricks ready! Letterman: Whether you preferred the Late Show in the 1990s or went with Leno, we won’t judge, but the letters of the alphabet are clearly [...]

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What Is the Softest Animal?

You like soft things, we like soft things, and if you’re reading this going “I don’t like soft things,” your friends probably have some questions for you. But of all the animals that are soft, [...]

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What You May Not Know About the Real Downton Abbey

Learn about the history of Downton Abbey [...]

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Why Do We Have Microwaves?

Microwaves are really one of the prime objects of convenience. They’re also something we all probably take for granted, and also something that we like never think about. At least until it’s like 1 AM...

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Badge of the Week: Badgemako

We’re traveling to Africa for this week’s badge journey! Badgemako: We swear it’s not a folly; this week, we’re all about Mali (and that includes the ancient Mali Empire of Musa)! Get 50% or more [...]

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Why Do Cats Have Nine Lives?

You’ve probably heard about cats having nine lives before, which is kind of funky, because it’s not like we can keep track of how many times any given cat has died or whatever. Regardless, we’re [...]

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Why Is Everyone Allergic to Pollen?

For many, the Sun is starting to come around more–and for many it’s also been compounded with daylight savings ticking over again. If you’ve got allergies, life probably could be a lot more fun right...

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What Is Holi? What Makes it the Festival of Colors?

If you’re reading this post the day it goes live, then it’s around the time Holi is observed. In 2022, it will be celebrated on March 18th. Holi was celebrated on the 29th of March [...]

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