There are about 470,000 words in Webster’s Third New International Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary combined, though it’s estimated that only about 170,000 are used frequently. And while the average American adult is…
The United States has been at war for many years in its nearly 246-year history. Some sources contend the U.S. has been in some form of conflict – declared war, undeclared war, armed intervention…
The U.S. Navy has 243 surface and underwater warships: aircraft carriers, guided missile destroyers, amphibious ships, and submarines, among other classes of vessels. And some of these are considerably faster than others. To determine…
You can practically glean the history of America in the names of all 50 states. The story of the United States begins in the East and the South and is reflected in the origin…
There are 52 million bicyclists and 100 million bicycles in America, according to the job search site Zippia, and the nation’s cities have responded to the surging recreational and commuting interest, health benefits, and…
The first anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022, approaches. The Ukraine engagement, which has become a proxy battle between Russia and its Western enemies, is far from the first…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines life expectancy at birth as “the average number of years a group of infants would live if they were to experience throughout life the age- specific…
The Cold War began in 1947 and ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Over those 44 years, the rivalry between the U.S. and Soviets manifested itself in a dangerous arms…
Every traveler has a bucket list of places to see in this life. Beyond these shores, it might be Stratford-on-Avon in England for those with a literary bent; Normandy for those honoring the sacrifice…
While we may often think of mothers when we think of single parents, according to the latest Census data, some 20% of all parents without partners are fathers. Single fathers, whether divorced, separated, widowed,…
We all know that eating a lot of fast food is bad for our health. That doesn’t stop almost 40% of us from doing just that every day, according to the Centers for Disease…
“Alcohol consumption is a heritable complex trait,” according to a paper published in the journal Nature Human Behavior in 2019. In other words, how much we drink is in our genes. The paper reports the…
The global non-alcoholic beer market is expected to grow in the next decade. Consumers almost everywhere – in the U.S., Europe, South America, Asia – are switching to alcohol-free options for reasons of health…
What are mosquitoes good for? You might be asking that question on a summer evening as you’re sipping your drink of choice and the pesky pests arrive to spoil the mood. There are as…
Laws imposing minimum age requirements for the possession and purchase of firearms are intended to reduce access to firearms by young people. These laws are also on the books to lower the number of…
We’re told that freedom isn’t free, and for America, its cost has come not just in dollars but in the lives of our servicemen and women. To compile a list of the deadliest wars…
It’s one thing to establish a successful movie franchise – a series of films that share the same characters, plot devices, and/or fictional context – and build on its popularity with sequels and spinoffs.…
After the second world war, passenger air travel quickly became much more common, thanks to improvements in technology and safety. Over the decades since, traveling by air has become much safer than traveling by…
Americans aren’t drinking as much as they used to, but when they do, they still prefer beer over other alcoholic beverages. In the most recent Gallup Poll, from December 2022, 35% of adults chose…
Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, news reports emerged about both sides using weapons that were more than 100 years old. Ukrainian troops were photographed defending a fortified position in the Donbas…
