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Where does "hunky-dory" come from?
History, Language, Culture Caitlin Olson 5/29/25 History, Language, Culture Caitlin Olson 5/29/25

Where does "hunky-dory" come from?

It certainly doesnโ€™t have a โ€œhunky-doryโ€ past

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Why do we scratch our heads when we think?
Psychology, Language Caitlin Olson 4/17/25 Psychology, Language Caitlin Olson 4/17/25

Why do we scratch our heads when we think?

Itโ€™s certainly a head-scratcher

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Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?
Food & Drink, Language, History Caitlin Olson 3/13/25 Food & Drink, Language, History Caitlin Olson 3/13/25

Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Let me be frank(furter).

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Why do we say "make a beeline"?
Language, Zoology Caitlin Olson 11/7/24 Language, Zoology Caitlin Olson 11/7/24

Why do we say "make a beeline"?

Quick! Make a beeline to click on this article.

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Why does America use a MM/DD/YY date format?
History, Language, Culture Caitlin Olson 9/14/24 History, Language, Culture Caitlin Olson 9/14/24

Why does America use a MM/DD/YY date format?

Itโ€™s like an American accent but with calendars.

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Why is โ€œWโ€ called double U and not double V?
History, Language Caitlin Olson 9/14/24 History, Language Caitlin Olson 9/14/24

Why is โ€œWโ€ called double U and not double V?

Many other languages call it a โ€œdouble Vโ€. English hasnโ€™t caught up with the trends.

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Why is a second called a second?
Science, Language, History Caitlin Olson 9/14/24 Science, Language, History Caitlin Olson 9/14/24

Why is a second called a second?

First came minutes, second came seconds.

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Why do we call our parents "Mom" and "Dad"?
Language, Culture Caitlin Olson 9/13/24 Language, Culture Caitlin Olson 9/13/24

Why do we call our parents "Mom" and "Dad"?

Not many folks call their parents โ€œDeniseโ€ and โ€œBill.โ€

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Why is a day 24 hours? Why is an hour 60 minutes?
History, Language, Math Caitlin Olson 9/13/24 History, Language, Math Caitlin Olson 9/13/24

Why is a day 24 hours? Why is an hour 60 minutes?

We have to thank some ancient minds for these special numbers.

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Why is tennis scoring so weird?
History, Culture, Language Caitlin Olson 5/16/24 History, Culture, Language Caitlin Olson 5/16/24

Why is tennis scoring so weird?

Youโ€™re gonna โ€œloveโ€ this one!

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Why do we say "brand" new?
Language, History Caitlin Olson 4/25/24 Language, History Caitlin Olson 4/25/24

Why do we say "brand" new?

And, for that matter, why do we say brand โ€œspankingโ€ new?

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Why do we use metaphors?
Language, Psychology Caitlin Olson 4/18/24 Language, Psychology Caitlin Olson 4/18/24

Why do we use metaphors?

We use one unique metaphor for every 25 words spoken.

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