Why is it that we always end up with an odd number of socks? If you suspect your washing machine might have something to do with it, experts recommend you take a closer look at the appliance's age.

It’s laundry day at home and you’ve just finished folding a load, but there’s a lone sock staring at you without its match. It’s one-half of your favorite pair, so you distinctly remember throwing ...

Can your washing machine "eat" your socks? One of life’s greatest questions may finally be solved — and in true “Scooby-Doo” fashion, the culprit was under our noses the entire time. In a viral video ...

Can your washing machine "eat" your socks? One of life’s greatest questions may finally be solved — and in true “Scooby-Doo” fashion, the culprit was under our noses the entire time. In a viral video ...

Americans have been losing socks for generations, accepting it as one of life’s unknowables. It turns out there was no mystery after all, Today Home reports. Washing machines have been eating our ...

Is this where the sock monster lives?! A photo that's going viral on Twitter may reveal what actually happens to socks that disappear in the laundry — and hungry washing machines are the culprit.

Tired of losing socks in every wash? Don't worry, you're not alone. This phenomenon, so common it's become a joke, is the subject of many theories, some more far-fetched than others. But what's really ...

The tweet of a washing machine with a stockpile of missing socks went viral. It's the never-ending game of hide-and-go-seek that everyone seems to lose -- socks vs. laundry! You throw a pair of socks ...

If you've been dutifully turning your socks the right way around before tossing them in the washing machine - think again. It's instinctive to turn socks out the right way before washing, particularly ...