25 of the Oscars’ Most Egregious Snubs
Few movie critics, if any, would have thought that Jennifer Hudson (“Respect”) and Lady Gaga (“The House of Gucci”) would be out of Oscar contention last year, and Kristen Stewart (“Spencer”) would be in.…
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Washington DC Is the Worst Place to Be During a Nuclear Attack
Americans have lived under fear of nuclear attack since the 1950s. As a matter of fact, all school children were trained in “duck and cover,” which was supposed to protect them in the case…
CALTech Is the Hardest College to Get In to in America
Colleges around the country have recently sent acceptance letters to applicants. Many colleges and universities admit over half the applicants, even more. Among America’ elite universities, however, the acceptance rate is around 20% or…
How High School Students Did on the ACT Last Year in Every State
In 2022, roughly 1.3 million graduating high school students – 36% of the total – sat down for the ACT exam. The ACT (formerly the American College Testing Program) assesses college readiness in English,…
Most Memorable TV Serial Killers
Few characters on television are as compelling as a serial killer. Fueled by some kind of trauma or pathology that makes them kill in ritualistic ways, these twisted murderers have made some of the…
More People From New York Died in the Civil War Than From Any Other State
The Civil War took at least 620,000 lives, the most of any war in U.S. history. The figure is particularly astonishing when it is taken into account that the population of America was only…
The Last 3 Years Were the Closest We’ve Ever Come to Ending Life on Earth
The end of the world. The Scandinavians called this Norse Ragnarök. The ancient Christians called it the apocalypse. In modern times, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a nonprofit science and global security organization,…
Cities Where Riding the Bus Is Free
Permanent free public transportation is on its way to our nation’s capital. Washington D.C.’s city council recently approved a plan to drop the $2 Metrobus fare for riders who board buses within the city…
Pay for Being a Florist Rose Faster Than Any Other Job Last Year, Outpacing Inflation
Working Americans got some good news about inflation for the first time in months. According to the CPI, inflation fell by 0.1% in December compared to the previous month. It was the largest drop…
Public Officials Are More Likely to Accept Bribes in China Than Any Other Country
Lai Xiaomin, an executive of the China Huarong Asset Management Co and former head of the China state-owned investment operation, was put to death on Jan. 19, 2021. The charges against him were for…
This Gary, Indiana ZIP Has More Vacant Homes Than Any Other Neighborhood in America
Vacant homes are a blight in several cities. Those hardest hit are the older industrial cities of the Midwest. They have lost population as people moved elsewhere to find jobs because manufacturing operations were…
Afghanistan Had the Worst Terrorism Problem in the World in 2021
Terrorism has been a problem around the world for centuries. The worst terrorist attack people in the U.S. witnessed – some experience – was when two jets crashed into the World Trade Center towers…
45 Women Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery opened in 1864 during the Civil War as the final resting place for American soldiers who died defending the union. Today, there are 400,000 military veterans and their eligible dependents at…
The Price of a Smartphone Is Falling More Than Any Other Household Item
Finally, inflation seems to be under control. The consumer price index for December dropped by 0.1% from November, which was the largest dip since April 2020. Inflation rose year over year by 6.5% –…
The City in Each State With the Highest Poverty Rate
The United States has one of the worst child poverty rates among wealthy, developed countries – and nearly 12.6 million children and youth under age 18 live in households with poverty level incomes. Not…