States Where the Most People Are Vaccinated
Rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States got off to a slower start than expected. In response, the Biden Administration announced plans to vaccinate 300 million Americans by the end of the…
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The Best Deals at Costco Right Now
Members at Costco, the massive nationwide warehouse style retailer, already receive a substantial discount for buying from the store’s massive selection of bulk and store brand products. But the retailer also offers deals which…
These 32 Rapidly Growing Jobs Are Held Mostly by Women
Less than 30% of the U.S. workforce was female in 1950. Though women have since slowly narrowed the wage and employment gap in the U.S. labor force, inequalities persist. In 2020, less than 47%…
25 Bacon Flavored Foods the World Just Doesn’t Need
Bacon just won’t die. Americans have probably eaten this cured and/or smoked pork belly product for as long as there have been Americans. Our over-the-top national obsession with it, though, seems to have gotten…
25 Most Dangerous Jobs in America
Throughout 2020, Americans gained a new appreciation for many previously overlooked laborers, as those delivering food, stocking shelves, and working cash registers were deemed essential workers amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Yet even before COVID-19,…
What Beer Costs in 58 Cities Around the World
All the world loves beer. It’s brewed commercially in about 160 countries around the globe, from Albania to Zimbabwe. It’s even made in nations with an alcohol-eschewing Muslim majority, like Egypt, Morocco, Syria, and…
24 Must-Have Medical Tests for Men
Most chronic conditions have symptoms. They may be mild and vague but they often appear. Sometimes, however, a disease is silent and shows no signs until it’s reached an advanced stage. This is why…
50 Ways Air Travel Has Changed Over the Last 100 Years
Over the 113 years since the first airplane passenger, Leon Delagrange, climbed aboard with French pilot Henri Farman, air travel has gone through drastic changes. Commercial aircraft have seen incredible technological developments. Many airlines…
Popular Superstitions From Each State — From Lucky Pennies to Hawaii Rocks
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines superstition as “a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation.” That may sound like a harsh…
The Most Unforgettable Moments in Space Exploration
If Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Amerigo Vespucci, and Vasco Da Gama helped Western civilization in the Age of Discovery reach new worlds, in the Space Age, Yuri Gagarin, John Glenn, Valentina Tereshkova, and Neil…
These Are the College Majors That Pay Off the Most
A college education opens the door to higher-paying jobs. College-educated workers 25 and older earned a median income of $56,344 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Workers with no more than a…
The Best Whiskeys Under $50
Whiskey is big business. So is whisky. For whatever reasons, different countries spell it differently: It’s whiskey in Ireland and the U.S. (with occasional exceptions) and whisky in Scotland, Canada, and (usually) Japan —…
Oscar Winners for Best Picture the Year You Were Born
Who started the Oscars? It all began with studio king Louis B. Mayer, co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). On a January day in 1927, he invited 36 key film industry figures to the Ambassador Hotel…
Top-Rated Products to Shop for on Amazon This Month
In the age of e-commerce, Amazon reigns supreme. Well over $100 billion of goods are sold through the website worldwide every year. Someone shopping on the site today would have more than 300 million…
27 Milkshakes With More Calories Than an Entire Meal
Milkshakes and malts (which are just shakes with malted milk powder added) have been around since the early 20th century, and started getting really popular in the 1950s. These blended combinations of (usually) milk,…