Christmas has been canceled a fair number of times throughout history.

Of all the U.S. presidents, it’s likely that Franklin Delano Roosevelt has the most well-known middle name. A world leader during the Great Depression and World War II, Roosevelt often went by his ...

A dozen doughnuts. / Linda Hughes / 500px/Getty Images (doughnuts), Jon Mayer/Mental Floss (thought bubble) In a recent Saturday Night Live sketch titled “Washington’s Dream 2,” George Washington ...

Ha Jin got the idea for Waiting from his wife. Jin (whose real name is Xuefei Jin) was visiting his in-laws for the first time when his wife told him the story that would inspire Waiting. As they were ...