Most Overpaid Athletes in Pro Sports
When a player like Kawhi Leonard leads a team all the way to the championship — and wins, his $23 million a year salary certainly seems worth it to management, and to fans. The…
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Most Iconic Classic American Cars
Usually it’s a novel design or special features that are either unique to the car or are some sort of breakthrough at the time introduced some sort of breakthrough. But perhaps more than anything,…
15 Rivers in America That Are Running Dry
The average surface temperature in the United States has increased by 1.3 degrees to 1.9 degrees Fahrenheit since 1895, with a majority of the increase occurring in the last 50 years. In addition to…
States With The Biggest And Smallest Governments
The United States federalist system divides and shares powers between the federal government, each of the 50 states, and tens of thousands of county and municipal authorities. As may be expected across such a…
The Best Companies to Work For
For the many Americans who enter the workforce each year, few decisions are as consequential as choosing a career. Picking a profession is only the first step, however. The next is deciding which company…
Countries Where Being Gay Is Legally Punishable by Death
The tiny nation of Brunei recently caused international outrage when it enacted draconian laws making gay sex a capital crime. After several weeks of fierce condemnation by world leaders, the sultanate announced it wouldn’t…
10 Fruits and Vegetables You Should Never Put in the Fridge
Mechanical refrigeration — as opposed to earlier methods of cooling things with snow or natural ice — changed the world. Initially employed on a large scale mostly by the brewing and meatpacking concerns, it…
Why You Should Worry About Your Waist More Than Your Weight
We keep hearing about the food that goes to waste, but what the food that goes to our waists? Neither is a good thing. And just as food waste has been increasing for decades,…
Countries with the Fastest-Growing Populations
World Population Day, July 11, is just around the corner. It was established in 1989 by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Program to turn our focus to population issues. At the…
The Happiest States in America
Happiness is not an easy concept to measure. It is influenced by different factors that vary from person to person. It may frequently change, depending on an endless set of dynamic circumstances, including social,…
Worst County to Live in Every State
By several economic indicators, the United States is in a historic era of prosperity. The unemployment rate recently hit 3.3%, its lowest point since the 1960s; the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached an all-time…
Countries With the Biggest Armies In the World
Global military spending is booming once again following a period of tepid growth in the wake of the global financial crisis of 2009. The world’s military expenditures rose to $1.82 trillion in 2018, a…
College Majors With the Lowest Unemployment
High school students go to college with the hope of obtaining a degree that would allow them to get a lucrative and fulfilling job in the future. While many students follow their passion, others…
Inventions We Use Every Day That Were Actually Created for Space Exploration
Despite sending humans to Earth’s orbit and the moon, the idea of humans surviving in outer space must seem like science fiction. Creating an environment that can sustain human life in the almost total…
America’s 25 Least Affordable Housing Markets
Housing affordability in the United States is getting worse, with some experts even calling it a crisis. According to a new housing report, median home prices in the first quarter of 2019 were not…