50 Best Movie Sequels of All Time
A successful film franchise can ensure box office earnings like few other movie offerings can. For this reason, major movie studios are almost certain to follow up a successful blockbuster with at least one…
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12 Ways Soil Affects Your Food and Your Health
The ground beneath our feet is as important to human health as clean air and pure water. The soil is where nearly all the food people consume comes from, making healthy soil the foundation…
The Most Hazardous Contaminated Places and Where They Are
The Environmental Protection Agency created the Superfund program in 1980 to clean up some of the nation’s most contaminated land and respond to environmental emergencies, oil spills, and natural disasters. The goals of the…
35 of the Biggest Food Recalls in US History
Food recalls have become very common. So far in 2019, almost every other day a new item is listed on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recalls, market withdrawals, and safety alerts page. 24/7…
These 25 Cities Have Grown the Most Since 2000
The U.S. population has grown significantly since 2000, from 281.4 million to just over 321 million, a 39.6 million increase, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. To determine the fastest growing…
The Biggest Fads and Trends in Food and Drink Since 2010
As in most other areas of human endeavor, fads and trends come and go in the world of food and drink. It isn’t always easy to tell the difference between the two, but trends…
15 States Where Poverty Is Worse Than You Might Think
Developed in 1963, the official poverty rate is based on pre-tax income thresholds related to the cost of a minimum food diet and the number of individuals who depend on that income. As federal…
The 50 Most Popular Baby Names of the Last Decade
If you were born in the ’80s or ’90s, then there’s a good chance your name is — or you know someone whose name is — Jessica, Jennifer, Michael, or Christopher. In the two…
States Where People Marry Old (and Young)
Since the 1950s, the age at which people have taken their marriage vows in the United States has steadily risen. Census Bureau statistics note that the median age of first-time brides and bridegrooms hovered…
The Most Allergy-Friendly Dog Breeds
Suffering from allergies is bad enough, but being allergic to your dog is worse still. Dogs are our companions, playmates, and guardians, and sometimes they seem to care for us as much as we…
32 Crucial Tips for Traveling to Foreign Countries
More and more Americans are traveling abroad. In fact, on air travel alone, nearly 42 million went overseas in 2018, up 9% from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. With…
States With the Most Unsheltered Homeless People
Based on the latest estimates from the U.S. government, there were 552,830 people experiencing homelessness across the United States in January 2018, essentially unchanged from the same time last year. The U.S. Department of…
25 Richest Countries in the World
Gross national income, or GNI, represents the sum total of money earned by a nation’s people and businesses within a given year. Unlike GDP, GNI also measures income earned by corporations based in a…
25 Poorest Countries in the World
Gross national income, or GNI, represents the sum total of money earned by a nation’s people and businesses within a given year. On a per capita basis, GNI is a useful measure for assessing…
The Worst Teams to Win a Championship
Any team that wins a championship needs the right mix of coaching, talent, and toughness. But while sports fans laud teams like the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls or 1972 Miami Dolphins that have gone down…