In a normal world, boarding an airplane that circles in the air for a few hours before returning to the same airport would have been considered laughable. However, in the COVID-...

Donut lovers, rejoice! Friday, June 4, 2021, is National Donut Day. That means it is your civic duty to consume at least one — or even a dozen — of the delicious confections.  T...

Juneteenth — a combination of the words June and nineteenth —  is one of the oldest known holidays commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.  It was on June 19, 186...

British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has made it his mission to use his talent to conserve our ecosystems by creating underwater museums. Over the years, the environmentalist ...

Simone Biles, the world's most decorated gymnast, is well-known for performing moves so tricky and unique that many have been named after her.   On May 22, 2021, the 24-year-old...

A team of paleontologists in South America recently announced that they have found the remains of what may be the biggest dinosaur found yet. According to their estimates, the u...

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