This is how fundamental discoveries — aka, “useless knowledge” — are usually made: not so much by hunting for something specific, but by wandering with an interested eye amid the unknown. It’s also ...

Discouraged by a steady decline in the number of U. S. students studying languages, and by the racial and religious discriminations against teachers in other lands —which they deplored*—2,500 members ...

In response to the discussion I posted yesterday regarding exceptions, rules, and the nature of the word "proves," I received complaints that this kind of thing doesn't belong in an IT publication.

A new water cooler discussion went viral on Twitter this week, with a post from the Super Pod Saga prompting everyone and their dog to share "useless video game knowledge" which is also really cool ...

Last month, one simple question took the Internet by storm: It elicited all kinds of responses, but there wasn't much in the way of... Whipped cream battles, the 'Wizard' and a pro wrestling dad close ...

Everything is sports has a name. Test your knowledge this week on terms for all things played with a ball. 1. A level area where sports events take place is called what? 2. What do you call a home run ...