What was your first word? Chances are it was mama or papa, and for parents it’s always a favorite story to tell. But as toddlers start to develop their speech a little, some parents and family members like to have a little fun with them, and teach them to say random and ridiculous things. It all

Has someone ever told you that you used a wrong word? Well, you’re not alone. Many people confuse terms without even knowing it. You might think that it’s usually the English language learners who get the names of concepts or objects all mixed up, but it’s not unusual for native speakers to get

While there was quite a buzz going around a while back about a study that seemed to find that people who use curse regularly are more intelligent, it is not as simple as that and unfortunately no such correlation exists. However thanks to TV, the internet and, as some people might say, the general

Welcome to Oymyakon, a village where students are expected to attend class till temperatures reach minus -52°C (-62°F). The remote Siberian village is considered to be the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world, and it has just plummeted into a -62°C (-80°F) winter, making our daily

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