These Are the Republics of Russia
Before it ceased to exist in 1991, the Soviet Union was the largest country in the world, covering some 8.65 million square miles, almost one-sixth of Earth’s land surface. Its population was estimated at…
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Famous Historic Homes Currently For Sale
Calling a house “historic” is one way a homeowner can try to squeeze extra value out of a home they want to sell. But just because a house is old, it isn’t necessarily historic.…
This Is the City in Every State Where COVID-19 Is Growing the Fastest
The U.S. has reported more than 85.6 million confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 28. There have been more than 1,005,000 reported deaths from COVID-19-related causes — the highest death toll of any country.…
States Where the Most People Are Vaccinated
An estimated 222,123,223 Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or 67.9% of the population. Some states are proving more effective than others in getting their residents vaccinated. Depending on the state, the share…
America’s Youngest and Oldest States
The U.S. population is older now than it has been since record keeping began. The median age in the United States is 38.2 years, up from 36.9 years a decade ago, and from less…
The City Where the Most People Rely on Food Stamps in Every State
In June, California announced it would be sending $1,050 checks to approximately 23 million residents to combat the devastating effects inflation has had on state residents. Even if other U.S. states were to follow…
States With the Strongest Sunlight
Sunlight is essential for human life. Without it, we couldn’t grow or raise food to fuel our bodies. We also need the vitamin D the sun produces to strengthen our bodies, and a sunless…
New Summer Menu Items at Your Favorite Chain Restaurants
The research and development teams at major restaurant chains (and at some minor ones) are constantly imagining, creating, testing, and refining new menu offerings. Some of these never make it into production. Others get…
Dog Breeds That Are Best for Guard Duty
The terms “watchdog” and “guard dog” are sometimes used interchangeably, but they denote different functions. Watch dogs have one job: to raise the alert when they detect something unusual, such as an intruder. For…
Every State’s Most Valuable Export
Eighty feet below lower Manhattan is a massive vault containing, as of 2019, nearly a half-million gold bars. What sounds like a setup to a heist film is in real life the basement of…
Acronyms That Don’t Always Mean What You Think They Do
Languages are full of acronyms – words made up of the initials and/or initial components of longer words. They’ve been around at least since Roman times and are found in many languages, including Chinese,…
These Are The Men And Women Who Run Russia
Russia’s war on Ukraine has stretched into its fifth month with no end to the conflict in sight. Russia amped up its attacks on Ukraine in June, including a missile strike on a shopping…
Foods With the Worst Environmental Impact
When it comes to the impact certain foods have on the environment, it’s not surprising that meat and dairy products top the list. But you might be surprised that foods we’ve been told are…
50 Most Successful Restaurant Chains in America
The pandemic has been particularly tough on the restaurant business, claiming thousands of casualties nationwide as even longstanding iconic institutions like the Pacific Dining Car in Los Angeles, K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen in New Orleans,…
Cities at the Greatest Risk of Hurricane Disaster This Year
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season kicked off in June and will run through Nov. 1, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration already predicts above-average hurricane activity this year. NOAA is projecting 14 to…