British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson once said that the first man who insulted another person instead of "knocking out [their] brains without a word" actually laid the groundwork for ...

If you’ve ever “flipped the bird,” you have something in common with ancient Greeks. It was around 2,500 years ago that the naughty Greeks developed a phallic gesture to offend, taunt and literally ...

If you want express something along the lines of “I don’t like you,” “You’re a bad driver,” or “I don’t agree with that call, ref,” many people — and especially Americans – favor the middle finger as ...