25 Best Counties to Live In
According to the 2018 United Nations Human Development Index — a composite measure of education, life expectancy, and standard of living — the United States is the 13th most developed country in the world,…
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Cities Where Having a Job Doesn’t Keep You Out of Poverty
While the U.S. unemployment rate reached 3.6% in April 2019, its lowest point since December 1969, many full-time workers in America struggle to stay out of poverty. Nationwide, some 3.1 million full-time workers, or…
35 Récords Mundiales Estrafalarios de Alimentos Y Bebidas
Por mucho tiempo, la máxima autoridad sobre las cosas más grande, más pequeñas, más largas, más cortas, en menor o mayor cantidad, en incluso las cosas más tontas del mundo ha sido el volumen…
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 Starbucks headquarters in Seattle, was…
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 his political rivals. In reading…
Las 27 Mejores Maneras de Reducir El Consumo de Azúcar Y Estimular La Salud
En los últimos 10 años, el consumo de azúcar ha crecido de 130 a 178 millones de toneladas, y se ha convertido en una preocupación importante para la salud en todo el mundo. Sus…
2019’s Youngest Pop Stars
One of pop music’s most surprising success stories this year is that of Billie Eilish — the 17-year-old singer-songwriter who sent 15 songs to Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart in 2019, including the No.…
26 Countries the US Government Doesn’t Want You to Go To
Americans made over 93 million visits to foreign countries in 2018, a 6.3% increase over the previous year. So far, 2019 appears to be on pace to be an even busier year for Americans…
The Easiest (and Toughest) Cities to Be a Woman
The fight for women’s equality is one of the most enduring social justice issues in the United States. Many of the goals established in the Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, over…
America’s Richest and Poorest States
Median household income in the United States hit an all time high in 2018, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. The recently-released data shows that the typical American household…
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 has these effects for reasons…
How China’s Economy Became the Largest in the World
With an over 3,000-year written history, China is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. China was a global economic superpower as early as the period between 1100 and and the early 1800s. Following its…
Teams that Play the Dirtiest
All professional athletes have one aspect in common — competitiveness. It is impossible to make it in pro sports without having a strong desire to compete and succeed with your teammates. While this aggressiveness…
The Most Educated City in Every State
A larger share of Americans than ever before have gone to college and earned a degree. According to data released this month by the U.S. Census Bureau, 32.6% of Americans 25 or older have…
Cars That Have Been Completely Redesigned for 2020
In the fiercely competitive, high-stakes automotive industry, companies often invest hundreds of millions of dollars into the development of an all-new car or truck model before the first vehicle rolls off the assembly line. …