Origins of the Guillotine
Dr. Joseph Guillotin neither invented the guillotine nor was executed with one of those machines.
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The Hello Girl
Did greeting 'Hello' enter the language because it was the surname of Alexander Graham Bell's girlfriend?
Franking Privileges
Did settlement of a wrongful death suit compel the Post Office to mail letters with 'Frank' written on them for free?
Why is Coffee Called a ‘Cup of Joe’?
There are a few theories for how "coffee" came to be known as "joe."
Etymology of ‘the Real McCoy’
The 'real McCoy' refers to a type of automatic oiler invented by a black man?
Code Adam Origin
Is missing child protocol in stores called 'Code Adam' after 6-year-old Adam Walsh?
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Was Charles Lieber Arrested for Selling the COVID-19 Coronavirus to China?
The arrest of a Harvard professor fueled conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 coronavirus disease outbreak in 2020.
Does Trump Benefit Financially by Promoting Hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 Treatment?
The U.S. president is invested in several mutual funds — some of which include very minor stakes in pharmaceutical companies.
Will Your Coronavirus Stimulus Check Count Against Your 2020 Tax Refund?
While the stimulus payment is technically a tax credit, its categorization as such was made only so the government could disperse payments using the IRS’ existing infrastructure.
Have Plagues Repeated Exactly Every 100 Years?
The predictive value of cherry-picked data is generally low to insignificant.
Did Pelosi Call Social Security Recipients a ‘Burden on Society’?
A routine review of content labeled satire.