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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Daylight Saving Time

As we set our clocks back one hour this Saturday — this is your reminder; you’re welcome — you’re probably asking yourself why you’re doing it. That is, if you even need to manually set back your clocks anymore. Most of us have digital timekeeping mechanisms that respond to whatever timezone...

By Abby Norman Oct 29, 2015

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Daylight Saving Time

As we set our clocks back one hour this Saturday — this is your reminder; you’re welcome — you’re probably asking yourself why you’re doing it. That is, if you even need to manually set back your clocks anymore. Most of us have digital timekeeping mechanisms that respond to whatever timezone...

By Abby Norman October 29, 2015
Weird Death Rituals Hoisting
Weird Death Rituals Hoisting

Five Interesting (If Not Brutal) Death Rituals Around The World

In the United States, group recognition of death is typically a somber — and formulaic — affair: we wear black, head to the funeral, and watch as life slowly returns to earth or ash. This particular ritual is not one shared around the world, though, as evidenced in the following...

By Erin Kelly Oct 25, 2015

Five Interesting (If Not Brutal) Death Rituals Around The World

In the United States, group recognition of death is typically a somber — and formulaic — affair: we wear black, head to the funeral, and watch as life slowly returns to earth or ash. This particular ritual is not one shared around the world, though, as evidenced in the following...

By Erin Kelly October 25, 2015
Important Ants Yellow Face
Important Ants Yellow Face

Ants Are The World’s True Conquerors. Here’s Why.

Sorry, insect haters: the ankle-biting ants you’ve likely grown to loathe over the years are not only a necessary component of the global ecosystem, but are as old as dinosaurs, more numerous than you ever thought, and even “slave” masters. Over 12,000 known species of ants can be found around...

By Teresa Cantero Oct 23, 2015

Ants Are The World’s True Conquerors. Here’s Why.

Sorry, insect haters: the ankle-biting ants you’ve likely grown to loathe over the years are not only a necessary component of the global ecosystem, but are as old as dinosaurs, more numerous than you ever thought, and even “slave” masters. Over 12,000 known species of ants can be found around...

By Teresa Cantero October 23, 2015
Crooked Houses Streets Lavenham Og
Crooked Houses Streets Lavenham Og

The Stunningly Crooked Houses Of The English Countryside

Pick any new U.S. condo complex and you’ll find a meticulous collection of ramrod-straight, cookie-cutter houses with the life expectancy of cardboard. The crooked houses of Lavenham, England are the reverse: They fail to uphold basic architectural standards, yet they’ve lasted twice as long as the U.S. itself has existed....

By All That's Interesting Oct 20, 2015

The Stunningly Crooked Houses Of The English Countryside

Pick any new U.S. condo complex and you’ll find a meticulous collection of ramrod-straight, cookie-cutter houses with the life expectancy of cardboard. The crooked houses of Lavenham, England are the reverse: They fail to uphold basic architectural standards, yet they’ve lasted twice as long as the U.S. itself has existed....

By All That's Interesting October 20, 2015
Creation Museum Man V God
Creation Museum Man V God

We Visited Kentucky’s Creation Museum. This Is What We Saw.

The town of Petersburg, Kentucky sits quietly at the mouth of the Midwest. The Ohio River snakes around the borders of the scant, 620-person town, separating it from the state of Indiana immediately north, and Ohio slightly northeast. Streaks of smoke hang lazily among the clouds, stretching into the sky...

By Savannah Cox Oct 19, 2015

We Visited Kentucky’s Creation Museum. This Is What We Saw.

The town of Petersburg, Kentucky sits quietly at the mouth of the Midwest. The Ohio River snakes around the borders of the scant, 620-person town, separating it from the state of Indiana immediately north, and Ohio slightly northeast. Streaks of smoke hang lazily among the clouds, stretching into the sky...

By Savannah Cox October 19, 2015
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