During the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer demand for firearms soared in the United States to unprecedented levels. According to The Trace, a non-profit news organization that tracks gun violence, yearly gun sales are nearly double…
It may not seem as though English and French have much in common. English is a West Germanic language, while French is a Romance language mainly descended from Latin. Yet, these two languages share…
The Oxford English Dictionary presently comprises around 171,146 words in current use, while Merriam-Webster estimates the total number of English words to be close to one million, though many are considered obsolete today. In…
The World Health Organization explains that air pollution is caused by any chemical, physical, or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of outdoor or indoor atmospheres. About 99.82% of the global land area…
Since August 1949, when the then-Soviet Union first developed its own atomic bomb, the country has advanced tremendously in its military technology, including its bomb arsenal. Nowhere can this be felt more than in…
The moment humans learned to domesticate, train, and use animals, we started using them to kill each other. From horse-drawn chariots, nimble horse archers, and flaming pigs, to messenger pigeons and elephants. The most…
The shotgun was first used in a combat role during World War I to clear trenches, and it has been used in close-quarters combat ever since. Despite its limited range, the shotgun’s ability to…
There is no place like Nebraska! This song, performed by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln marching band, is a testament to the “Cornhusker State.” From agriculture to pioneer history, museums, and popular foods, Nebraska is…
The multiple launch rocket system, or MLRS, is a revolutionary rocket artillery weapons system that found its modern origins in World War II. Tanks dominated the battlefield in the first half of the 20th…
The Korean War began in 1950, with the North supported by the Soviet Union, against the South, backed by the United States. Lasting only three years, the conflict resulted in the loss of around…
The American Civil War saw two types of soldiers – those in the cavalry, trained to fight on horseback, and those in the infantry, trained to fight on foot. During the Civil War, American…
The Ku Klux Klan is the oldest hate group in the United States, as well as, historically, the most infamous. This group is known as the first organized terror movement in the country. Since…
February is a strange month in the United States. During the second month of the year, we arm a naked baby with a bow and arrows in the name of romance. We also usurp…
On one Sunday in late January, more than one-third of electricity in the Texas grid came from the sun — a record for the state. Considering that the Texas economy relies heavily on oil,…
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