Humanity transformed the mighty wolf into the yipping lapdog in a mere few thousand years. Dogs are incredible products of selective breeding, acting as hunters, herders, and human’s best friend.

Whether the holidays are a time for you to host a party for friends and family or snuggle under a blanket in front of a roaring fire, history provides plenty of wintery drinks to accompany the ...

Driving is common around the world, but some traffic laws are exclusive to certain countries. From illegal footwear in Brazil to reindeer having the right of way in Norway, each place has its own ...

With the holidays coming up, most folks are in a hurry to spend time with their friends and family. But among all those end-of-the-year soirées and big group dinners, you may want to slip in a ...

It is rare to see a ray of sunlight in a modern-day casino. The vast caverns full of blinking lights and second-hand smoke infamously lack windows to the outside world. Many think this is ...

Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year, but it’s also the most awful time to have a birthday. As part of the April 2024 installment of its “Talk to Moms Monthly Poll,” Everyday ...

This is another choice riddle from Wit Newly Revived, an anonymous collection of short rhyming verses and riddles published in the north of England in 1775. (You can try your hand at the first one ...

Almost 170 years after the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe feasted together for the first unofficial Thanksgiving in 1621, the U.S. government decided to make it official. So on October 3, 1789 ...

The Notre-Dame Cathedral is one of France’s most famous historical landmarks. Its glorious architecture, sculptures, and stained-glass windows have captivated people for centuries. The building ...

Sky-gazers travel far and wide to see the aurora borealis—or the northern lights—dance across the night sky. This year, many people who normally miss the light show got to see it from their ...