To Renee Bruns, the word “can’t” doesn’t exist. The intrepid 38-year-old has visited 110 countries and 15 territories — using her wheelchair to get around in all of them. Bruns chronicles her adventures on her blog, Wheels Travels, and she’s in the running to earn a Guinness World Record for the most countries visited in […]
An antiques collector in the U.K. bought a unique gold ring from a metal detectorist in the 1990s, and left it in a cupboard for nearly 30 years. The 66-year-old man, who wants to remain anonymous, finally decided to get it appraised this year — and was shocked to find that it dates back to
Two savvy sisters have used their social media prowess to turn their family’s dress store into a viral sensation. Gipsy Rodriguez, 25, and her younger sister Gelssy, 23, grew up in and around their parents’ brick-and-mortar clothing store, Moda 2000 — at one point even living in it when times were tough financially. These days, though,
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Like the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and pumpkin pie, the National Dog Show is an American holiday tradition. More than 2,000 of the top American Kennel Club (AKC) sanctioned dogs will compete this year in the most widely viewed dog show in the United States, which takes place on November 19 and 20 at the
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Are you one to stop and smile at every dog that walks by you on the sidewalk? Does the sound of birds chirping give you a warm and fuzzy feeling? Scientists have long observed that humans have an innate connection to nature and other living beings, and studies suggest that interaction with our furry friends
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If you’ve ever found yourself swaying your hips to a supermarket soundtrack, you understand the power music has to, literally, move us. Now, first-of-its-kind research suggests that humans aren’t the only ones who get “into the groove.” In a new study out of The University of Tokyo (UTokyo), scientists found that rats, like humans, just
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Nestled on an island in the South Atlantic Ocean is the South Georgia Museum, one of the most remote museums in the world. There are no passenger flights or ferries to or from Grytviken, South Georgia, so the majority of visitors arrive on a cruise ship or yacht. The island itself only sees about 10,000
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Niagara Falls State Park is the oldest state park in the U.S., stretching over 400 acres and welcoming millions of annual visitors to witness the 3,160 tons of water that flow over the falls every second. If you’ve never visited the magnificent park, located on the border of New York and Ontario, Canada, and teeming
When you think of Alaska, a dog sled team trekking across rugged snow-covered terrain may come to mind as an iconic aspect of the state’s larger-than-life identity. As it turns out, it’s simply part of daily life within the vast confines of Denali National Park and Preserve. This past winter kicked off the centennial celebration
A packet once containing food that sustained the first explorers to successfully summit Mount Everest in 1953 went under the hammer on October 29. The vestige of the triumphant expedition was part of a cache of other mementos owned by late English adventurer, author, and filmmaker Tom Stobart, who served as an official documentarian during
