In high school, I was sure I’d study economics and political science. That’s what I wrote on my Duke application. It sounded solid. Smart. Useful. I figured I’d keep the creative stuff ...

In the 1850s, German physician Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich took temperatures from 25,000 patients and calculated the average body temperature to be 37 degrees Celsius, or 98.6 Fahrenheit.

Online English degrees typically don’t have in-person requirements, unless students choose to pursue teaching licensure. English degree holders can work as writers, teachers or reporters ...