When you think about animal attacks, it’s probably sharks and bears that come to mind. If you worry about dying at the hands of nature, it’s likely a fear of a snake bite or venomous spider. But there are so many more animals to fear. Animals are much more likely to kill you in Africa …
As the world devolves further into chaos, the Millennial love of dogs only intensifies. There are Instagram accounts for rating dogs (WeRateDogs 1.3 million followers), petting dogs (I’ve Pet That Dog, 59.2 thousand followers), and just taking pictures of dogs (The Dogist, 3.6 million followers). We love cute dogs, old dogs, and weird dogs. These …
When wild animals are behind thick glass and beyond wide moats, it’s easy to forget that they’re apex predators. Even the sleepiest, fluffiest zoo animal has the heart of a wild animal just waiting for live prey to drop into their mundane lives. More frequently than you might think, people either accidentally or purposefully find …
In the world of GPS and suburban sprawl it’s tough to believe that people can still get lost. But it happens with some frequency. There’s no official database of people who go missing in the National Parks and public lands of America, but unofficial estimates place it at well over a thousand in the twentieth …
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When I was a kid, the strangest thing I can remember asking for Christmas was a racoon. Obviously, I was years ahead of Instagram’s trash-panda obsession, but I still want a pet raccoon if anyone’s paying attention. As Christmas gets closer, the mall Santa threads of Reddit come alive. This year those doing the noble …
Perhaps drinking will never be as cool as ordering a cosmopolitan with flamed orange at the Rainbow Room in the early 80s. But these seven bars are certainly trying. From all over the world, mixologists and bar owners are making drinking culture weirder. From nerdy inspiration to bizarre atmospheres, these are some of the weirdest …
There’s nothing that “states” that a state has to have a state animal. Say that, five times fast… But it’s tough to understand why a state wouldn’t want to claim an animal as their own. Out of all fifty states, there are some adorable, some creepy, and some downright weird picks for state animals. 10.) …
The days keep getting shorter and we’ve got a few more long months until we’re out of the cold, dark winter. Even if a vacation isn’t in the budget post-holiday shopping, daydreaming about escaping to these prime winter travel destinations is a nice break from gray skies and 3pm sunsets. Jasper National Park, Canada. Winter …
Retirement, even at age 70, may not be around for much longer. When the richest 1% own almost half of all the wealth in the world, you may spend your lunch break dreaming about getting a little slice of the pie for yourself. If you’re already playing the lotto waiting to strike it rich, it …
There was a long span of my twenties when I drank only PBR, or Miller High Life when I was feeling fancy. In my defense, craft brewing was just beginning to become the unstoppable force that it is today. There are upwards of ten thousand craft breweries worldwide these days. Considerably more than in the …