This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as Can You Solve This Old-Timey Riddle? #3.

A cookbook of Receipts and Recipes contains everything from Receipts, which was a word used by many to describe recipes, to old timey sayings and stories. A few of these old sayings are still ...

The Irish have a rich tradition of storytelling and poetry, with their language full of colorful and insightful sayings and phrases that reflect their history, culture, and values. Irish sayings ...

From love cake to candied violets, these old-fashioned Valentine’s Day sweets rival any prepackaged box of chocolates.

Such wisdom, while not entirely based on science, was born from careful observation, a marking down of “if, then” scenarios and a large dose of respect for what “the old folks” said. All around ...

Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister of India, has been making headlines not only for her policies but also for the poignant quotes and phrases she uses in her budget speeches, press conferences ...

Also: the Grand Canyon becomes a national monument; Jimmy Carter sees a UFO; and Scott waxes nostalgic about a long-forgotten, old-timey contraption – the pen?!

In 1820, a prolific English printer and publisher named James Kendrew, based in the city of York, published a children’s chapbook entitled A Collection of Birds and Riddles and credited it to ...