Is Jack Frost nipping at your nose? If so, you might be interested in the origin of this enduring winter character. Learn more!

Learn more about December's flower, the narcissus.

Norse mythology had its own explanation for why winter is so dark. Learn more!

Learn more about the official flower of November, the chrysanthemum.

A palindrome is a term for when a word or phrase is spelled the same way backward as it is forward. Some examples include level, kayak, civic, and radar. But number sequences, dates, and times may also be palindromes: 3/20/23 and 11:11. Palindrome dates are especially notable because they are rare. For this reason, they

Will-o-the-wisps are spooky floating lights believed to lead unwary travelers to their doom. Learn more!

Learn about the history and lore surrounding October's birth flower, calendula.

Learn what the Algonquin tribes believed was the cause behind the changing colors of fall.

The traditional September birth flowers are the aster and the morning glory. Learn where these beautiful blooms get their names and interesting symbolism about each. Flowers are fascinating because they contain many layers of meaning that people have ascribed to them over thousands of years. There is a whole sub-category of etiquette surrounding which flowers

In ancient China, it was once believed that a dragon controlled the rain.