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Ever since the 1950s rolled around in the U.S., fast food has become synonymous with a quick meal. While the golden age of fast food is long behind us, there is no doubt restaurants like...
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IKEA is known for being a bit of a maze, and they seem to have adopted that stance for their corporate structure as well. Holding companies, franchisees, retail locations—it’s all a bit of a...
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Most reporting on U.S. murder counts comes from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. However, it has flaws. Over 7,000 police departments do not provide it data. Recently, a change in how the FBI...
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Oregon is home to the great outdoors and wilderness. You can expect a steady diet of rain, also. Many people like the calming aura of the rain and the constant fresh smell of nature. The trees seem...
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According to the Cato Institute, the U.S. has 750 Military bases in 80 countries. Most of these nations only host a few hundred American soldiers. The largest tend to be in Europe. The two exceptions...
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Over 600,000 American combatants lost their lives in the Civil War. According to The American Battlefield Trust, this was about 2% of the population. Based on similar calculations from the same...
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How do you decide who the best member of each military branch is? Is it the person who fought in the most battles? Is it the person who killed the largest number of the enemy? The Marines have a long...
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The drought, which has hit much of California, Nevada, Utah, and much of the southwest, has been called a “megadrought”–the worst in 1,200 years. The NOAA has released its temperature and...
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The 2022 election may be a critical turning point in recent American political history. Most experts believe the House of Representatives will have a Republican majority after the election. There is...
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Mass shootings have been on the front pages of newspapers and on TV coverage regularly for months. According to the Gun Violence Archive, over 9,000 people have died from gun violence so far this...
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A recent analysis reveals that the best city for retirees to visit is Las Vegas.
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When Americans think of the deadliest battles in U.S, history, their attention usually turns to the Civil War. Over 600,000 soldiers were killed, which was an extraordinary part of the population of...
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The most popular politicians are usually those that get elected or re-elected. It is not too early in the election cycle to know which politicians will hold the edges later in 2022. Pollsters in many...
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WWII lasted from 1939 until 1945. It was a truly global war with major battles that stretched from the Pacific islands to Japan and Russia, throughout Northern Africa, all of Europe, and with naval...
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The current Russian invasion of Ukraine has involved several brutal sieges of cities and towns alike. Many civilians have been killed along with members of the military. The most widely followed of...
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