20 Pumpkin Drinks That Are Better Than Your Morning Coffee
Americans drink a lot of coffee -- about 400 million cups every day. Some 64% of the population drinks at least one cup a day, and many of us ...Read Full Story »
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These Are the Top 10 Chicken Chains in America
We love our chicken in America. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that we ate about 93.8 pounds of it per person last year. A 2018 survey of chicken-eating ...Read Full Story »
Every State’s Halloween Obsession, Ranked
Are Americans becoming jaded about Halloween? Probably not -- though according to the National Retail Federation (NRF), shoppers plan to spend a collective $8.8 billion on the holiday this ...Read Full Story »
How Many Beers It Takes Americans in Every State to Feel Drunk
How many beers does it take for you to feel drunk? If you answered 3.5, you are an average American. Any more, and you're more like Arizonans and Michiganders, ...Read Full Story »
What It Was Like to Work in America’s First Factories
When we think of factories, we probably think of assembly lines staffed by workers performing repetitive tasks -- or, increasingly, of sophisticated robotic machinery cutting, shaping, assembling, and packaging whatever ...Read Full Story »
The Best Happy Hour Spot in (Almost) Every State
The idea that hours can be happy goes back centuries: Medieval sundials were often inscribed with the motto "Horas non numero nisi serenas" -- I only count the happy ...Read Full Story »
There Are 18 Fast Food Restaurants Serving Vegan Burgers
Veggie burgers, in the sense of patties made entirely out of such ingredients as legumes, mushrooms, grains, and nuts, have been around for thousands of years, especially in Asia ...Read Full Story »
The Best Bar to Watch Football in Every State
SEATTLE, WA - FEBRUARY 2: Seattle Seahawks fan Kyle Vermeulen cheers while watching his team play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl at 95 Slide, a sports bar ...Read Full Story »
A Drop in Income Might Scramble Your Brain
That experiencing a decline in income might upset somebody is a no-brainer, but new research from the American Academy of Neurology suggests that it might literally affect the brain in ...Read Full Story »
24 Pumpkin Spice Things We Really Don’t Need This Fall
Pumpkin spice with cinnamon and nutmeg in still lifeThe pumpkin spice craze got started back in 2003, courtesy of Starbucks. The company’s research and development team, working out of ...Read Full Story »
14 Presidents From Around the World Who Have Already Been Impeached
President Trump is currently the subject of a controversial impeachment inquiry launched by the House of Representatives over charges that he asked a foreign government to target one of ...Read Full Story »
America’s Favorite Comfort Foods
Comfort food is just what it sounds like -- food that comforts us, not just satisfying our hunger but warming us emotionally, making us feel better about life. It ...Read Full Story »
Rates of Autism and ADHD Are Increasing Significantly for U.S. Kids
Between 2009 and 2017, the percentage of American children and teens aged 3 to 17 who were diagnosed with developmental disabilities rose almost 2 percentage points, to almost 18% from ...Read Full Story »
Green Tea Could Hold the Answer to Reducing Drug Resistant Bacteria
Green tea has long been hailed for a variety of health benefits. Among other things, it is said to improve brain function and physical performance and possibly lower the risk ...Read Full Story »
This City Has the Two Worst Airports in the Country
If you’re flying into or out of the New York City area, you might want to consider using John F. Kennedy International Airport if possible. The region’s other two major ...Read Full Story »
