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Booyah — Dictionary.com Is 30! A Trip Back to 1995

Is Ophiuchus and Is It Really Part of the...

Hobbies & Passions

Weird Parts Of The Foods We Love

Food & Drink

Has Your Family Been Singing These Kids Song Lyrics Incorrectly?

Education

Words From Minecraft: Are Your Kids Saying?

Hobbies & Passions

How The Hot Dog Got Its Silly (And Kind of...

Food & Drink

The Art And Origin Of The Dad Joke

Education

Your Favorite Video Game Character Names Explained

Hobbies & Passions

Words We Know Because Of Star Trek

Pop Culture

Where Did Dunkaroos And Other ’90s Snack Foods Get Their...

Food & Drink

The Office Helped Create These Memorable And Meme-able Words

Pop Culture

The Most Common Words In Every Boy Band Song

Pop Culture

The Strange Connection Between “Haircut” And The Stock Market

Hobbies & Passions
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Words We Know Because Of Star Trek

Whether or not you're a Trekkie, you are bound to know (and even use) some of these phrases made popular by the beloved sci-fi franchise, Star Trek.

Beam over to these words!

Why Do Americans Call Football “Soccer”?

Why does the most popular sport in the world have two names? Learn about where the names "football" and soccer" come from, and who uses them now.

Find out which term came first.

Have You Ever Heard Of These Strange Studies?

From Escapology to Scatology, we’re touring the campus of out-of-the-ordinary fields of study in which some people specialize. Did your campus have these majors?

Discover your next major.