If you thought lakes were just holes in the ground with some water in them, think again. The world’s lakes are extremely complex and diverse, ranging from completely sterile pools to ecosystems supporting thousands of plants and animals. We’ve previously taken a look at some lakes whose waters are pure nightmare fuel. However, there are …
These Christmas and winter “would you rather” questions are pretty tame when it comes to these kinds of questions. Would you rather enjoy these under a heated blanket or in front of a fire? Would you rather eat Christmas cookies or fruit cake? Would you rather wear all green or all red? Would you rather …
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They say every small town has a strange secret. But in some towns, the strangeness is out there on full display. Whether it’s due to the conditions of their founding, some event that happened over the years, or something completely different, certain cities, towns, and villages are wholly unique. There’s simply no other place like …
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Whether you’re going up or down, people have always been fascinated with going to the max. We’ve previously taken a look at how deep humanity has dug, but what about the other direction? Well, it seems nature has us solidly beat in reaching for the skies. Even the tallest of human buildings are nothing compared …
So, you finally won the lottery and can realize your lifelong dream of traveling around the world. Of course, you don’t want to insult your hosts, so you decide to be on your best behavior wherever you go. However, your “best behavior” might be gravely insulting in other countries. What’s considered good manners can vary …
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It’s almost Halloween but these haunted American landmarks are scary all year around. Do you know of haunted places near you? The Smithsonian Institution Known as “America’s attic” due to the 155 million artifacts within its collections, it turns out it’s haunted, too. In the earlier part of the 20th century, watchman would say they …
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Have you ever used the word “miffed?” There are so many fun sayings to learn and use in your verbiage. Full Monty To say full monty means to say everything that is necessary, appropriate and possible. The phrase is used like “they got a full monty” and then finishing with what what said. Gaff The …
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What do you know about mushrooms? Did you know that we are discovering new varities all the time? We’ve been eating them for thousands of years. Mushrooms will grow almost anywhere. Mushroom growing in the United States is credited to J.B. Swayne as the first to grow them here. He started the shrooms in Kennett …
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National TV dinner day just happened on September 10th but do you know the history and origin of tv dinners? Or who the two groups are that claim they invented them? TV dinners came out as compact multi course meals that took 15 minutes to bake. They were affordable and delicious and the people wanted …
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Here are a bunch of Virginia fun facts like all the famous people that come from the state! Do you know who was born in Virginia? There was a mass escape by prisoners of death row in 1984. Six inmates managed to escape, though all six of them were eventually caught or turned themselves in. …
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