Some people carry a buckeye in a pocket for good luck. It also has been used as an amulet to ward off rheumatism and other ailments. Buckeyes are called "conkers" in England, because of a game that's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The distinctive "eye" marks out the nuts from an Ohio buckeye tree. Ohio is known as the Buckeye State because buckeye trees were ...