origins

Like many people in our state, I (wrongly) kind of figured that Illinois' contributions to the culinary world were pretty much limited to deep dish pizza and horseshoe sandwiches.

Whether you're a Star Trek fan or not, pretty much everyone is aware of the "Vulcan" hand greeting of "Live long and prosper." What you may not know is where the late Leonard Nimoy drew his inspiration for the now-famous forming of the fingers into a "V...

You've got questions, maybe this video will provide some answers. You've wondered about Christmas trees (real and artificial), Christmas cards, Christmas lights, etc. Where and when did these traditional Christmas things get started? John Green over at Mentalfloss explores these questions, and clues you in on some other things as well, like mistletoe, advent calendars, the Grinch, even the rather