How Did Uranus Get Its Name? Though English astronomer John Flamsteed was the first person to record observations of Uranus in the 1690s, he thought it was a star. Sir William Herschel gets the credit ...

This story was originally published in March 2021. Anyone who has filled out a March Madness men's basketball bracket this month knows that No. 1 seed Gonzaga is a favorite to make the Final Four for ...

In 2019, Seth Meyers enlisted his Late Night crew to solve one of Hollywood’s greatest mysteries: How do you pronounce biopic? The answers were unserious, to say the least. Employees misunderstood the ...

People go *nuts* over this debate. If you’re looking for a simple way to start a playful argument and turn people against each other in (mostly!) good fun, ask what names they have for certain things.

During a recent Polygon meeting, I realized something: I have no idea how to pronounce Balatro, the name of developer LocalThunk’s incredible roguelite poker game that’s occupied every one of my ...

New research suggests a person's name, specifically hard-to-pronounce ones, could make the difference between landing a job or their resume ending up in the reject pile. What's in a name? Well, maybe ...

The trick to pronouncing the last name of presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg is to keep your lips almost totally puckered through all three syllables. At least, that's ...

How to pronounce acai lesson one: take a deep breath. We'll get smoothie bowls, and through this, together. “The way ‘acai’ is pronounced in Guaraní is not the way it’s pronounced in Portuguese, and ...

Ever since Temu launched in 2022, there’s been debate about how the brand produces its name. Is it “tee-mu”? “Teh-moo”? The company’s Super Bowl ad sparked discussion across social media, including ...

While some parents pass names down through the generations, others come up with unique monikers for their bundles of joy. That's exactly what one mum decided to do when naming her daughter - but while ...