Good news: you don’t have to be aboard a pirate ship to search for hidden treasure. Instead, you can find...
Imagine being the parent of 800 children. It’s impossible for humans to achieve this high number but it happened for Diego, a legendary tortoise who helped...
Kirk Alexander was the most loyal customer a fast food restaurant could ever ask for. Every day for 10 years, he had ordered Domino's pizza to...
Everyone has been inspired by at least one movie they have watched. Whether it’s Star Wars, Citizen Cane, Singin’ in the Rain, Gone with the Wind,...
The 110-room mansion known as Lynnewood Hall was once among the most spectacular homes in the United States, with extravagant riches and art. But after the...
Productivity systems, journals, planners, books, apps and more are all the rage. In a world where minimalism, being present and slowing down are also trendy, people...
Whether you’re two months old, or 92 years old, when it’s time to rest and relax, there’s bound to be a blanket nearby. Think back to...
Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley have been friends and astronauts for 20 years. Between them, they flew three Space Shuttle missions but never made it to...
Here’s a fair warning: there will be math in this story. It won’t be particularly hard, but it will be controversial. The starting point is pretty...
Arby’s newest product is designed to show off their extensive menu with maximum amounts of fun. The chain has released its own puzzle that is covered...
We can all joke and say, “They hate us cause they ain’t us” -- but the fact of the matter is, statistics regarding anti-American sentiments in...
Humpback whales are approximately 15 meters (nearly 50 feet) long and weigh 36,000 kilograms (nearly 80,000 pounds). If you stood a humpback whale on its tail,...
On May 21, 2020, Cher shocked Twitter by making a big announcement, but it wasn’t about any upcoming music. Instead, she shared the news that Pakistan’s...
Adrienne Koleszár figured she could balance her duties at work and a certain pastime she enjoyed investing in after work hours. At first, Koleszár managed to...
By 2020, we have learned it’s best not to answer our phones if we don’t recognize the phone number. Yes, it could be someone we know...
We all knew there were certain things that set Americans apart from the rest of Earth’s citizenry. But did we know that how we store our...
It was the most notorious prison of its day -- and it was hiding a secret double life. Researchers were scanning the old recreation yard of...
Time can play tricks on us when we least expect it. We know the facts about important moments in world history, or the lives and deeds...
The World Wildlife Fund speculates that at least 10,000 different species go extinct every year. That’s the bad news. The good news? Sometimes we get to...
Her Majesty the Queen of England treated the world to a special gift on her birthday in April. In celebration of her 94th trip around the...
From sampling, to ghostwriting, to cover songs; since the creation of music, artists have depended on one another for inspiration and influence. In most cases, nothing...
McDonald’s has dominated the fast-food industry since it opened on April 15, 1955, in San Bernardino, California. Since then, McDonald’s has opened over 35,000 restaurants across...
If you’ve thought about getting a new pet, you probably want one that doesn’t take up too much space, is easy to look after, and is,...
If you’re like the rest of us, you love to visit Madame Tussauds Wax Museums. They’re fun tourist attractions where you can interact with life-size wax...
The bacterium Yersinia pestis has been blamed for killing hundreds of millions of people in Europe, Asia, and North Africa. If you don’t recognize that name, you may...
Has anyone else ever noticed that there are somehow no mosquitoes in Florida's Walt Disney World? How is that even possible when Florida is full of...
The Asian giant hornet’s nickname — the Murder Hornet — does not do it any favors. As if there wasn’t enough going on in 2020 to...
Imagine you’re just minding your business. You’re standing on a street with your children when a monkey suddenly runs up to you and grabs your small...
Heather Brough was just one year into motherhood when strange things started happening in her living space. She kept hearing noises at night in her Michigan...
Have you ever heard of “ear rumbling?” If not, it’s okay. You’re not alone. Only a small number of the human population is capable of creating...
Have we seen the demise of the handshake? With the spread of COVID-19, hundreds of millions of people around the world began avoiding physical contact, including...
The world has changed considerably since the outbreak and spread of the novel Coronavirus in early 2020. Subsequent government measures taken to lock down states and...
Have you ever been so excited that you ejected yourself from a fighter jet in mid-air? No? In a nutshell, that is what happened to a...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone’s daily routines, including when people go to the grocery store. People are (or at least should be) staying home and...
