Funny idioms have hilarious origins, and their meanings differ entirely from the words that make them up. Read this post to ...

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WTOP’s Dick Uliano reported on the “Bird Calls Phone,” in January — an old pay phone located on the corner of Flower and Erie ...

The preteen years are fraught with emotion and change, and a lot of us forget just how much we learn, encounter and confront ...

Sight for Wight celebrates local writing talent with short story competition and stories read by Chesney Hawkes and Joe ...

sitting at the kids' table but feeling like an adult. Those paradoxes are what make for interesting, engaging tales. We asked our readers to share their stories about celebrating the holiday ...

Exclusive: Terry Deary has sold 36 million copies of his Horrible Histories children's books, and credits education ...