In June 2021, after a day of boating on North Carolina’s Lake Waccamaw, three 13-year-old boys were playing in the water when they stumbled upon what would prove to be a nearly 1,000-year-old Native American canoe. Almost two years later, the canoe was finally excavated from the lake, and following preservation of the artifact, it […]
In 2021, The Wall Street Journal announced a polling partnership with the independent research organization NORC at the University of Chicago “to conduct surveys on cultural and social issues of importance.” The latest data to come out of that collaboration was gathered in March, and it offers some fascinating insight into how the happiest people
Move aside Turner & Hooch, it’s rabbit season. While it may sound like a storyline out of a Looney Tunes episode, a rescued rabbit has joined a police force in California, becoming an unofficial officer. Meet Percy: a ginger and white-colored bunny who might just be the cutest cop you’ll ever see — he even
Geese are among the animal species that mate for life in the wild. But what happens when one bird is left without its partner? That recently happened to Blossom, a goose at Iowa’s Riverside Cemetery whose mate Bud died last August. General manager Dorie Tammen said Blossom’s behavior changed after the loss. The widowed goose
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Small, sweet, and unique, a Chihuahua named Pearl is officially the world’s shortest living dog. According to Guinness World Records, Pearl is 3.59 inches in height — shorter than a popsicle stick and only a smidge taller than a teacup — 5 inches in length (think: the size of a dollar bill), and weighs 1.22
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The winners of the 2023 Sony World Photography Awards were announced last week at a gala ceremony in London, and the standout images range from poignant black-and-white portraiture to vibrant sports scenes and breathtaking nature shots. ©Al Bello, United States, Winner, Professional competition, Sport, Sony World Photography Awards 2023 Now in its 16th year, the
In most cases, people wear name tags so they know what to call each other in group settings. But at one annual gathering in Denver, North Carolina, they’re just for laughs. That’s because the same moniker is written on each attendee’s tag: “Bill.” It all started after William “Bill” Gibb retired in 2018, when he
Many people have a stack of one-use chopsticks piling up in their cutlery drawer from takeout orders of yore, but what if that stack could be transformed into something not only new, but also beautiful? Felix Böck, CEO and founder of ChopValue, says his desire to find a solution to the staggering problem of urban
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Fly above the white peaks of one sprawling French ski resort during winter, and you may catch a glimpse of Simon Beck’s mystical alpine masterpieces: enormous geometric patterns the English artist creates in the snow using a compass and his snowshoes. When he’s not traveling the world to stamp out his complex designs — he’s done
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In the early morning hours of April 15, 1912, a ship touted as “unsinkable” sank in the Atlantic Ocean after striking an iceberg on a journey from Southampton, England, to New York. It is believed that more than 1,500 people tragically died, including children, couples, crew members, and families who were journeying to make a
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