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Written by: Jack Izzo Taija PerryCook
Jan. 8, 2025 (Updated: March 7, 2025)
Who's in charge come January 2025, and what do they stand for?
Written by: Joey Esposito
Jan. 1, 2025
Despite allegations that the phrase once ended with "in matters of taste," we found no evidence ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Jan. 1, 2025
Inaugurations are expensive — Trump's in 2017 cost an estimated $175 million to $200 million.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Dec. 31, 2024
Some experts suggest the tradition has roots in ancient Rome.
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 1, 2022
Yes, you can blame your New Year's hangover on Caesar ... mostly.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Dec. 30, 2024
Whether for measuring food temperature or letting steam out, the small holes are more than just ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Dec. 26, 2024
The heroic winged member of the U.S. Army suffered critical injuries, but his legend has grown a ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Dec. 25, 2024
Standing 70 to 100 feet, a different Norway spruce attracts crowds to Rockefeller Center every h ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 24, 2024
Some writers claimed Gertude was her original first name. However, they wrongly based that concl ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Dec. 23, 2024
According to ABC News, about two dozen women waited in the cold for public seats to support Luig ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 19, 2024
At 4,000 feet long, it would be the longest building in New York City — if indeed it's ever built.
Written by: Rae Deng
Dec. 14, 2024
Many commenters appeared to believe the claim discredited Parks, whose 1955 arrest on a bus was ...
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
Dec. 11, 2024
Murder she don't — the actress reportedly had a bad feeling about fellow Malibu resident Charles ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Dec. 7, 2024 (Updated: Dec. 9, 2024)
An image of Parks and her husband, Raymond Parks, in front of a white car often accompanies this ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 4, 2024
Air travel in the first half of the 20th century was far from comfortable.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Nov. 29, 2024
Popular explanations reference the color of ink used to record store profits, slave auctions and ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Nov. 29, 2024
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, nobody knows your origin.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Nov. 19, 2024
In 1985, one department store manager described the day after Thanksgiving as "a black cloud han ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Nov. 2, 2024
Contrary to common usage, the correct terminology is "daylight saving," not "daylight savings."
Written by: Jack Izzo
Oct. 13, 2024
This copypasta has been circulating the internet since 2022.
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