Life's Little Mysteries Archives

And other stuff you didn’t know about the pigskin.

Where the upheaval leaves your favorite team.

Mickey Rooney is an Academy Award winner who also has four stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Is he still alive?

The hair on our heads keeps us warm and the hair in our noses keeps out dust. But what's up with the hair on our knuckles?

Whether a person writes in script like their mother or sloppily slants their letters exactly like their father, their handwriting is a mix of both nature and nurture, experts say.

While the monikers of current hurricanes, including Earl and Fiona, may seem simple, the system of naming hurricanes has a long and complicated history.

Reports of the number of people that attended Glenn Beck's Aug. 28 rally have varied wildly. How is crowd size estimated, and who does the counting?

Researchers are finding ways that we might be able to edit certain types of memory, the way we do a home movie.

The Mariner oil platform explosion off the Louisiana coast created a mile-long oil sheen into the Gulf of Mexico and forced 13 crew members to jump into the water wearing protective Gumby suits.

The Cubs haven't won a World Series in 102 years. Could a 65-year-old curse explain this?