The Most Famous People With the Same Names
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are more than 150,000 last names and at least 5,100 first names in common use in America. It stands to reason, then, that there would be a…
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The Most Threatened Wildlife in Every State
Federal wildlife officials have recently announced the presumed extinction of some 22 animals that formerly existed in the U.S., including 11 birds, eight freshwater mussels, two fish, and a bat. The source of their…
The Biggest Box Office Hits of the 2000s
Indie movies sometimes hit it big. The offbeat 1999 flick “The Blair Witch Project,” which cost less than $500,000 to produce and had a cast nobody had ever heard of, brought in $258 million.…
The Most Famous Spies in History
The world of espionage is shrouded in mystery. We attach romantic and idealized notions to being a spy, influenced by TV shows, books, and movies such as those featuring British agent James Bond —…
25 Best Pizza Places in America
Pizza got started as food for the poor. It was born in southern Italy and originally involved only the cheapest of ingredients — leftover bread dough from the baker’s oven, tomatoes (which were abundant…
The Best-Selling Pop Albums of All Time
From the 1950s through the late ‘60s, pop music was synonymous with rock ‘n’ roll. After Billboard began listing the 200 top-selling albums in 1967, rock bands like The Beatles and Led Zeppelin had…
20 Actors Getting Paid the Most to Say the Least
Some screenplays require actors to go above and beyond when it comes to delivering dialogue. The early films of Woody Allen or just about any episode of “Gilmore Girls” on television feature characters rattling…
How Many People Are Alive From the Year You Were Born
As the baby boom generation reaches old age, the number of people who die every year in the United States continues to increase. And as the U.S. death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic has…
Delicious Ice Cream Flavors We Wish Would Come Back
In an earlier era, choosing an ice cream flavor was easy. The standard options were vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate, and sometimes a slab of Neapolitan — which was a banded combination of all three.…
States Where Incomes Have Gone Up the Most
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, American households were earning more than they ever had before. The median household income in 2019 was $65,712, up from $62,860 the previous year — a 4.5% increase. Though…
The Best Chinese Restaurant in Every State
Food historians generally agree that the first Chinese restaurant in America was Canton, opened in 1849 in San Francisco. A second Chinese place, Macao and Woosung Restaurant, appeared later that year. Both are long…
The Most Disappointing Draft Picks of All Time
After the NFL season ends, teams turn their attention to the new crop of young players that will soon be joining the league via the NFL Draft. Franchises look for players that can address…
These American Towns Were Founded Before the American Revolution
The United States was founded 244 years ago, but some American towns have been around for more than three centuries, and some longer still. 24/7 Tempo selected 50 towns that were founded before the…
States That Are Falling Apart
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, each day, motorists drove about 8.8 billion miles on American roadways, while the U.S. railroad system carried 85,000 passengers and 5 million tons of freight. Though travel habits have shifted…
Every Political Party That Won Votes in the 2016 Presidential Election
Theoretically, anyone who is a natural-born U.S. citizen, is at least 35 years old, and has lived in this country for a minimum of 14 years can run for president. And anyone at all…
100 Saddest Movies of All Time
“Sa-a-a-d movies always make me cry,” sang Sue Thompson in her 1961 hit song of (almost) the same name. In her case, as it turned out, it wasn’t really the movie that brought tears…
How Much Money Goes to Police Departments in America’s Largest Cities
Protesters have taken to the streets across the country in the last month demanding that cities “defund the police” and re-examine use-of-force policies. The demonstrations, most of them peaceful, were sparked by the killing…
These Are the 31 Countries Where Same Sex Marriage Is Officially Legal
It has been just over a year since the first day that gay and lesbian couples in Taiwan, the first legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in any Asian country, could register to marry. Since then,…
50 Popular Restaurants That Won’t Reopen After the Pandemic
One of the industries that has been hardest hit by the coronavirus shutdown of American businesses is the food service trade. In just the first three weeks of March, restaurant sales nationally plummeted 47%.…
21 American Businesses Temporarily Laying off the Most People
As the U.S. grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, economic projections continue to spell an increasingly dire impact on the nation’s economy. As of Wednesday April 22, about 830,000 COVID-19 cases had been confirmed, by…