Christmas this year is extra special, and not just because of the presents under the tree. For the first time in a century, the date of Christmas is the same as the last two digits of the year.

This Christmas feels familiar — lights, music, rituals — yet there’s something quietly remarkable happening on the calendar that you may not notice unless you write the date down. For the first time ...

In the world of Late Antiquity, even centuries after the arrival of Christianity in the Roman Empire, there is ample evidence of the persistence of millennia-old pagan religions alongside the new ...

The English language is full of words that seem overstuffed with unnecessary letters, feel like they should be spelled a different way, or just don't make sense. Here are some of our favorites, ...

If you had a reputation for being a know-it-all as a kid, you’re likely now the person with a trusted list of trivia questions and answers on file. Not only that, but you probably love sentences that ...