The Biggest Air Travel Complaints of 2018
Global air travel has boomed from 310 million passengers carried in 1970 to 4 billion in 2017. Domestic and foreign airlines serving the United States carried a record 965 million passengers last year, an…
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Highest Grossing Stars of 2018
Today’s Hollywood blockbusters are big business. A major production can easily cost millions of dollars and employ a cast and crew in the thousands. To ensure success, Hollywood often relies on actors known to…
Fast-Food Chains With the Most Closures in 2018
Fast food chain restaurants are a part of the American landscape, both literally and figuratively. Be it a fast food burger joint, a burrito takeout place, or mass-market sandwich shop, chain restaurants have become…
Least Streamed Hit Songs of 2018
Streaming has become the most popular form of music consumption in the United States, accounting for three-quarters of industry revenue in the first half of 2018. About 1 million new subscribers sign up for…
Most Streamed Hit Songs of 2018
Long gone are the days of records and CDs. Even buying music online to download is increasingly a thing of the past. More and more, today’s music fans are relying on streaming to listen…
Saddest Restaurant Closings of 2018
Restaurants open, restaurants close. Food service, at whatever level, from fast food chains to elegant fine-dining places, is a volatile business. Today’s Michelin-starred, can’t-get-a-table hotspot might very well be gone by this time next…
Funniest Athletes of All Time
Professional athletes are often seen as one-dimensional people, singularly focused on their sport. But when given the opportunity, players can display an amusing personality. Whether they star in a hilarious commercial, poke fun at…
The Biggest Public Health Problems of 2018
From food recalls to soaring rates of depression, it has been a scary year. The year 2018 saw a number of new emerging and unprecedented health risks, such as a rare polio-like virus striking…
40 Health Resolutions Doctors Want You to Keep in 2019
The end of the year is a popular time for reflection and making plans for the year ahead. Different surveys show different numbers, but the undisputed consensus is that most resolutions fail by February.…
Richest Town in Every State
The American Dream promises to all the opportunity to attain financial security — and even wealth — through hard work. Just how widespread these opportunities are is a matter of debate, but there are…
The Most Expensive Holiday Foods
The holidays are a time for food galore and guilt-free eating. During the last six weeks of the year, diets get forsaken, cheat days become the rule, and people indulge in foods especially prepared…
The Best-Selling Video Games of 2018
In the last few decades video games have gone from a niche medium for nerds and arcade regulars to a multi-billion dollar industry. So far in 2018, people around the world have purchased over…
The Tallest Christmas Tree in Every State
The lighting of the Christmas tree is one of the most festive events on the yearly calendar of American communities. It is one of the few occasions that brings communities together and is a…
Biggest Product Flops of the Year
Before rolling out a new product, companies spend time and money, sometimes millions of dollars, on research, development, and advertising with the expectation that the product will ultimately be profitable. Yet this is not…
25 Stunning Christmas Lights Around the World
Christmas is a magical time of the year. Parents take their young ones to fun holiday events such as visiting Santa at the local mall and driving around neighborhoods to see beautifully-lit houses. Outdoor…