The English language is chock-full of quirky words with fascinating origins that we often take for granted. Take the ...

Narrator: How about showing Brain some on the hour action Clock? Clock: Alright! 1 o’clock! 2 o’clock! 3 o’clock! Narrator: You see Brain, Clock is made up of ...

O'clock is a way of telling the exact hour on a clock. We say "o'clock" when the minute hand (the long hand) points to the number 12 on the clock. When the minute hand points straight up to 12 ...

The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor that represents how close humanity is to self-destruction, due to nuclear weapons and climate change. The clock hands are set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, ...