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We’re In A Global Helium Shortage — Why Are We Using It For Balloons?

Scientists say the global supply of helium will be gone in 30 years. Should we really be using it for Macy's Thanksgiving Parade balloons?

By Savannah Cox • Nov 25, 2015

We’re In A Global Helium Shortage — Why Are We Using It For Balloons?

Scientists say the global supply of helium will be gone in 30 years. Should we really be using it for Macy's Thanksgiving Parade balloons?

By Savannah Cox • November 25, 2015

See The Evolution Of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons

More than 3.5 million people flood the streets of New York City every Thanksgiving morning to witness the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which officially began in 1924. Check out how the event’s signature giant balloons have changed over the last nine decades in the gallery below: Liked this? Try...

By Erin Kelly • Nov 25, 2015

See The Evolution Of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons

More than 3.5 million people flood the streets of New York City every Thanksgiving morning to witness the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which officially began in 1924. Check out how the event’s signature giant balloons have changed over the last nine decades in the gallery below: Liked this? Try...

By Erin Kelly • November 25, 2015

These Vintage Ads Prove That Thanksgiving Is One Of The Weirdest Holidays Ever

Thanksgiving is already an odd holiday, but these vintage advertisements make Thanksgiving seem even weirder.

By Erin Kelly • Nov 24, 2015

These Vintage Ads Prove That Thanksgiving Is One Of The Weirdest Holidays Ever

Thanksgiving is already an odd holiday, but these vintage advertisements make Thanksgiving seem even weirder.

By Erin Kelly • November 24, 2015

21 Things You Didn’t Know About Black Friday

These Black Friday facts will have you staying home.

By All That's Interesting • Nov 24, 2015

21 Things You Didn’t Know About Black Friday

These Black Friday facts will have you staying home.

By All That's Interesting • November 24, 2015

Corrupted Blood: How Epidemiologists Use World Of Warcraft To Save Lives

Discover what a video game has to teach top researchers about epidemics, death, and human behavior.

By Callie Stewart • Nov 19, 2015

Corrupted Blood: How Epidemiologists Use World Of Warcraft To Save Lives

Discover what a video game has to teach top researchers about epidemics, death, and human behavior.

By Callie Stewart • November 19, 2015

20 Monopoly Games You Never Knew Existed

As anyone who has played the board game Monopoly knows, the pursuit of profit can lead people to do some pretty outlandish things — including creating dozens of Monopoly variations to market to a specific demographic. Originally made in 1903 as a way to help people understand progressive political economist...

By Erin Kelly • Nov 19, 2015

20 Monopoly Games You Never Knew Existed

As anyone who has played the board game Monopoly knows, the pursuit of profit can lead people to do some pretty outlandish things — including creating dozens of Monopoly variations to market to a specific demographic. Originally made in 1903 as a way to help people understand progressive political economist...

By Erin Kelly • November 19, 2015

The Most Extreme Female Body Modification Practices From Around The World

From teeth chiseling to neck stretching, the world's most extreme female body modification practices are even worse than they sound.

By Briana Jones • Nov 18, 2015

The Most Extreme Female Body Modification Practices From Around The World

From teeth chiseling to neck stretching, the world's most extreme female body modification practices are even worse than they sound.

By Briana Jones • November 18, 2015

Four Pop Song Disses More Intriguing Than Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain”

For more than 40 years, people have been debating who Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” is about. Actors, rock stars, and others have all been offered up as candidates, yet Simon insisted she would never tell. Her coyness of course fanned the flames, with NBC bigwig Dick Ebersol even paying...

By Nickolaus Hines • Nov 18, 2015

Four Pop Song Disses More Intriguing Than Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain”

For more than 40 years, people have been debating who Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” is about. Actors, rock stars, and others have all been offered up as candidates, yet Simon insisted she would never tell. Her coyness of course fanned the flames, with NBC bigwig Dick Ebersol even paying...

By Nickolaus Hines • November 18, 2015

Inside The Six Coolest Bookstores In The World

From an opulent former cathedral in the Netherlands to a converted palatial theater in Argentina, these are the world's coolest bookstores.

By All That's Interesting • Nov 18, 2015

Inside The Six Coolest Bookstores In The World

From an opulent former cathedral in the Netherlands to a converted palatial theater in Argentina, these are the world's coolest bookstores.

By All That's Interesting • November 18, 2015

What’s Inside The Time Capsule Of Humanity We Made For Aliens

From photos to rock records, these are the surprising things we're offering up to any aliens we may find in order to explain the human race

By Nickolaus Hines • Nov 13, 2015

What’s Inside The Time Capsule Of Humanity We Made For Aliens

From photos to rock records, these are the surprising things we're offering up to any aliens we may find in order to explain the human race

By Nickolaus Hines • November 13, 2015