50 Most Amazing Things About America Today
The United States of America is a nation unlike any other. The U.S. is different from the rest of the world because it does not have a common ethnic or linguistic background, and as…
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The Worst States to Grow Old In
More than 50 million Americans today are 65 years of age or older. This figure is expected to roughly double over the next four decades. At that rate, older Americans will make up about…
19 Disasters That Could End The World
How does the world end? With a bang, or as poet T.S. Eliot suggested, a whimper? Humans have been pondering the end of days since we first contemplated our mortality. The threats to our…
50 Worst Cities to Live In
Deciding on the right city to live in will always require some compromise. A city like New York may have a booming job market, but it is also one of the most expensive places…
NFL Teams That Always Fire Their Coaches
Since the beginning of the 2018 NFL season, eight of the league’s 32 teams have fired or parted ways with their head coach. The Arizona Cardinals fired head coach Steve Wilks after just one…
These Cities Will Lose the Most Jobs to Automation
The steady pace of technological developments continues to change the outlook on work. Some developments lead to optimism and others to fear, as the future of labor — if nothing else — will be…
The Best Cities to Watch the Super Bowl
Five months of football and emotional highs and lows all come down to the night of the big game on Feb. 3. Some elements may be surprising, such as the Los Angeles Rams playing…
The Most Expensive Super Bowl Tickets
This Sunday, the New England Patriots will face off against the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Those looking to buy a ticket today can expect to spend…
15 Characteristics of People Born in the Year of the Pig
The Pig is one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac that represent a person’s characteristics based on birth year. 2019 is the Year of the Pig, as were 935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983,…
Everything You Need to Know About the Year of the Pig
The Chinese zodiac signs correspond to the Lunar calendar and begin with the new year, on February 5, 2019, and last until January 24, 2020. Occupying the last spot in the Chinese zodiac, the…
The Most Popular Fashion Designers in History
The most popular fashion designers of all time are names familiar even to those who are not fashionistas. Coco Chanel, Giorgio Armani, Donna Karan, Christian Dior are just some of the design icons whose…
26 Completely Different New Year’s Days Around the World
While the new year has already commenced for those following the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar in the world, the Chinese New Year, has yet to begin. Tuesday Feb. 5 marks the…
Best Chocolate Shop in Every State
Exactly when and where the first chocolate shops opened in America is uncertain, but early contenders for the honor include The Original Velatis, which set up shop selling caramels (some of them involving chocolate)…
Vacation Destinations That Aren’t Worth the Cost
Avid travelers want to see and experience everything a destination has to offer. Many tourists often start with the most popular attractions if they are in a city for the first time. Never been…
States With the Most Break-Ins
There were 1.4 million burglaries in the United States in 2017, according to the latest FBI data. Burglary is the second most common crime after larceny, also known as theft. Break-ins cost Americans roughly…