The British pound sterling is the oldest currency still in use in the world, dating to the time when Britain was little more than a collection of warring fiefdoms regularly plundered by Vikings. Since ...

Most measurements in the English language have pretty straightforward abbreviations ― “tbsp” for tablespoon, “qt” for quart, “yd” for yard and so on. So why, then, do we use “lb” to refer to pound?

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Thursday morning, Twitter became a publicly traded company. Stocks soared and put the value of the social-media company at more than $30 billion. So with Twitter in the news, we ...

In MetroTalk: Spring is here and so are the roaring motorcyclists, making a great deal of noise. (Credits: Getty Images) Banknotes and coins are becoming less common in our digital world – and the ...