The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean. The ship was one of the largest luxury ocean liners ever built and had been proclaimed “unsinkable” — making the disaster all the more shocking. As it lay in its final resting place on the ocean floor, the ship […]
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The word “fan” is short for “fanatic,” and depending on the depth of your passion, being one can manifest in some pretty intense ways: Each of us knows (or perhaps even is) the football follower who blows their gasket at a foul call or the Taylor Swift stan who collapses in tears when she takes
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Guinness World Records is celebrating 70 years by recognizing some of the quirkiest and most jaw-dropping achievements from over the decades — and asking the public to go for the institution’s unclaimed titles.
Eighteen-year-old Ella Woodland’s pet rats have a knack for artistic expression, and by guiding them to paint mini masterpieces, she’s helping their talents flourish. There’s a little something in this project for Woodland, too: She’s made around $2,600 to date selling the pieces online.
Imagine that your wedding is coming up in a week, or that you’ve missed a deadline at work for the third time in a row. How would you feel? We’d bet that stress would be part of the equation, but we’d also imagine that the specific type and intensity of that stress would be quite
Cooking and sewing aren’t often taught in school these days — but at a youth summer camp in California, seniors are serving up lessons with a side of intergenerational bonding. Throughout July, students learned skills like these from members at Olive Community Services in Fullerton, a nonprofit that offers programs and support services for older
Back in May, a team of experts and University of Rhode Island students received national attention when they explored and documented 17 ships while conducting the first survey of known wrecks in the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary. A lesser-known aspect of the story? Team member Jake Bonney had been partially paralyzed after a ski
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Around 3 million Americans live with cardiac pacemakers: small, implanted devices that regulate slow heart rates by delivering electrical pulses to the organ. In use since the late 1950s, they can significantly improve quality of life — not just for humans, but for canines, too. Like us, dogs can experience slower-than-normal heart rates, or bradycardia,
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Hypothetical for you: Two weeks ago, you were assigned a big work project to present this Monday. It’s now Sunday afternoon. Are you enjoying what’s left of your weekend or scrambling to put the presentation together? If you relate more to the second option and now feel a bit sheepish about it, don’t. People procrastinate
Bucket hats are all the rage at the moment, but 2,000 years ago, ancient Romans were also donning a version of this modern trend to shield their faces from the sun — and visitors to England’s Bolton museum will get to see just how similar they look. Only three of these historic hats have been found, and one has recently been restored and put on display.
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