Best of Reddit - Data is Beautiful

• newRing of Fire activity last 6 months
  So this mini project was two-fold. I was curious about the recent activity around the Ring of Fire and I also wanted to test out the capabilities of the new Deepseek V4.1 Flash. This was made with a one shot single prompt, in about 20-30 mins a…
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• newFederal Revenue since 1945, with entitlement spending + interest projected forward to 2050 [oc]
  2026-2050 data using the CBO's alternative fiscal scenario as of 2026. I originally submitted an old graphic and then played around with ai to graph the data as it is now. I'll link the original in the thread. submitted by /u/Junior_Abal…
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• new[OC] The Biggest Objects in the Solar System by Diameter
  Measured in kilometers submitted by /u/Elpelucasape_69 [link] [comments]
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• new[OC] Every iPhone Apple has sold, by weight and screen area, 2007-2026
  Apple announced its first folding iPhone today, so I pulled the specs for every iPhone ever made and put them on one chart. Every dot is one iPhone. The further right, the heavier it is. The higher up, the more screen you get. One more thing ab…
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• new[OC] SWE Pay Differentials Across US Metros
  submitted by /u/honkeem [link] [comments]
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The Mary Sue

• newChatGPT responds to man’s concerns about religious delusions by fueling them and pretending to be Jesus Christ
  Michael Lines has diagnosed bipolar 1 and knows that he’s prone to severe periods of mania. He also admits to becoming more religious during those manic periods, and he believes that ChatGPT may have fueled those religious delusions after he told i…
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• newBride’s Wedding Florist Charged Her $1,800 for a Fake Flower Bouquet. Then She Found an Etsy Artist Selling Them for Less
  CJ (@@c.j.shiv) was about to get married when her florist informed her of an emergency. Sympathizing with the florist, she agreed to switch the fresh bouquet for fake flowers for $1,800. But when the florist sent a sample photo, CJ suspected the shot…
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• newWoman’s Jaw Drops When Her Stolen Car Suddenly Drives Past Her, While LAPD Is Taking Her Police Report: ‘Are You Kidding Me?’
  A Los Angeles woman got the shock of a lifetime when her stolen car drove past her while she was trying to get it back. The Los Angeles Police Department was collecting a statement from the lady in question when everyone broke out running. On TikTok,…
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• newTrump’s push to turn New Mexico into New America sparks a comedy roast, and Jimmy Fallon has a few unsettling ideas for the rest of the country
  The latest move follows the president’s recent executive order that officially renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America.
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• newNYC Mayor Mamdani unearths 170,000 pages of 9/11 files, revealing exactly what officials hid from sick first responders for twenty years
  The timing of this release is particularly significant as the nation approaches the 25th anniversary of the attacks.
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• newWhoopi Goldberg invokes Barbara Walters to silence a studio crowd after the mention of a polarizing Republican senator
  The segment demonstrated the friction that emerges when the panel engages with guests of opposing political views.
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• newSuspect pulls Uno Reverse card and bites police dog during arrest
  On September 3 in West Haven, Connecticut, the West Haven Police Department’s canine unit responded to a call from state police to help with a motor vehicle stop on Interstate 95. The stop was due to the erratic driving of the suspect, who became c…
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• newLongtime fans are turning on P!nk as her latest political outburst exposes a pattern of behavior that critics say goes back decades
  Critics pointed out the irony of P!nk taking issue with political expression on stage, considering her own past.
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• newSingle-use culture hits the campsite: Reading Festival 2026 drone footage reveals tons of abandoned tents
  Drone footage captured hundreds of abandoned tents scattered across the Reading Festival grounds after thousands of attendees headed home, despite organizers repeatedly urging festivalgoers to take their camping gear with them. Evidently, for some pe…
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• newFrom the Courthouse to the Altar: Bride Goes Viral After Jury Summons Clashes with Wedding in Rome  
  A Kansas City bride preparing to get married more than 5,000 miles away in Rome received one particularly inconvenient piece of pre-wedding mail: a jury summons requiring her to report on the exact same day as her nuptials. Looks like something borro…
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• newCops call Tennessee woman to inform her stolen license plate was recovered—but she never reported any theft: ‘It’s on my BMW sitting in the driveway’
  Receiving an unexpected voicemail from local law enforcement is enough to make anyone’s stomach drop. Even if they explicitly promise you aren’t under investigation, you cannot sit straight before you call them back. But when Tennessee musician T…
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• newWoman says two men were badmouthing their female manager. So she finds their senior HR’s LinkedIn instead: ‘It’s a small world’
  You should always be mindful of what you say in public, because you never know who could be in hearing range. That was the case for Kayla Jean (@kaylajeantravels), who said she overheard a couple of men allegedly making unkind remarks about a coworke…
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• newMichigan server gets kicked off shift by toxic manager for asking for help, then plans the perfect revenge under 24-hours: ‘It’s a long time coming’
  Hospitality workers are all too familiar with running on fumes during an understaffed shift. They’re often forced to carry the workload of multiple people to keep the dining room afloat. Under such circumstances, seeking help from management is com…
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• new‘Imagine if I had done any of this’: Obama compares his and Trump’s administrations, highlights an attack on Amendment Acts in the latter
  "We will punish you economically for dissenting"
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• newHer sister tried to move in with six kids. Now the family has turned against her: ‘Where are all the dads?’
  With housing prices becoming far less affordable and increasingly out of reach, it’s understandable that we might need to seek help to stay afloat. But at what point is it considered too much? TyBraids (@tybraids_) claimed that she drew flak from h…
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• newAs pumpkin spice latte season arrives, researchers warn ‘extremely hot’ drinks can cause health problems
  Pumpkin spice latte season is back, bringing autumn menus filled with warm drinks. Coffee shops are serving seasonal drinks, while tea and coffee remain everyday favorites for millions. But new research suggests that how hot those drinks are when you…
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• newTexas man allegedly poses as Uber driver in attempt to pick up woman waiting for her friend: ‘Welcome to stardom’
  Women often have to be extra cautious when a stranger approaches, as situations can quickly become unsafe. That was the case for one woman when a “creepy” man allegedly walked up to her and impersonated an Uber driver in an attempt to pick her up…
  - 11 hours ago 9 Sep 26, 3:19pm -
• newThe Anthem of a Bad Night: Concertgoer Busted for DUI After Stealing Ambulance at Good Charlotte and Avenged Sevenfold Concert
  A 24-year-old concertgoer was arrested after reportedly stealing an ambulance outside a Good Charlotte and Avenged Sevenfold concert in Phoenix, Arizona, driving it a short distance and crashing into another vehicle. Grace Vicente was later charged w…
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• newA Florida Woman Allegedly Smashed a $50K Bronco Into a Parked Car, Punched Its Owner, Then Handed an Officer Her Passport Instead of Her License
  Elizabeth Boucher is facing several felony charges out of Daytona Beach, Florida, after police say she crashed her Ford Bronco into a parked car and then hit its owner. According to Daily Mail, the roughly $50,000 SUV can be seen in footage cutting t…
  - 12 hours ago 9 Sep 26, 2:19pm -
• newIn an ironic twist, the band Muse loses its social media handles to Meta’s new AI, “Mark Zuckerberg is such a loser”
  
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Neatorama

Longform

• Longform Podcast #585: John Jeremiah Sullivan
  John Jeremiah Sullivan is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and has written for Harper's, The New Yorker, and GQ. He is the author of Pulphead and the forthcoming The Prime Minister of Paradise: The True Story of a Lost American Hi…
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• Longform Podcast #584: Ta-Nehisi Coates
  Ta-Nehisi Coates is an author and journalist. His next book is The Message.“I don’t think we have the luxury as journalists of avoiding things because people might say bad things about us. I don’t even think we have the luxury of avoiding thi…
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• Longform Podcast #583: Jay Caspian Kang
  Jay Caspian Kang is a staff writer for The New Yorker and a co-host of Time to Say Goodbye.“At some point, you have to kick it out the door, and it’s never finished to the degree that you would finish a magazine piece. But it, in some ways, is m…
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• Longform Podcast #582: Joseph Cox
  Joseph Cox is a cybersecurity journalist and co-founder of 404 Media. His new book is Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever.“In the not too distant future, I will be a very old man, and maybe I won't be able to…
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• Longform Podcast #581: Tavi Gevinson
  Tavi Gevinson is a writer, actor, and the founder of Rookie. Her new zine is Fan Fiction.“Stories are unstable, and memory is unstable, and identity is unstable. All of these things that I've tried to make permanent in writing, they're actually un…
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• Longform Podcast #580: Rachel Khong
  Rachel Khong is a journalist and author whose latest novel is Real Americans.“It's about the ways in which we miss each other as human beings and can't fully communicate what it is like to be ourselves. … And I think that's what makes it so int…
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• Longform Podcast #579: Kelsey McKinney
  Kelsey McKinney is a features writer and co-owner at Defector.com. She hosts the podcast Normal Gossip and is the author of the upcoming book You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip.“I was always very interested in how you stra…
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• Longform Podcast #578: Lissa Soep
  Lissa Soep is an audio producer, editor and author whose latest book is Other People’s Words: Friendship, Loss, and the Conversations That Never End.“I am so keenly aware of how much my own voice is a product of editing relationships and co-pro…
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• Longform Podcast #577: PJ Vogt
  PJ Vogt is the host of Search Engine.“One of our tests editorially is if we think we’ve got something good, but we haven’t started reporting or recording on it, I’ll just try asking the question at dinner and stuff. If it derails conversatio…
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• Longform Podcast #576: Lindsay Peoples
  Lindsay Peoples is the editor-in-chief of The Cut.“You see so many incredible people make one mistake and lose their job or they speak out about something and then the next day something blows up. And so I do think that I often feel like I have t…
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• Polk Award Winners: Jason Motlagh
  Jason Motlagh, a journalist and filmmaker, is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone and the founder of Blackbeard Films. He won the Polk's Sydney Schanberg Prize for “This Will End in Blood and Ashes,” an account of the collapse of order in Hait…
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• Polk Award Winners: Brian Howey
  Brian Howey is a freelance journalist who won the Polk Award for Justice Reporting after exposing a deceptive police tactic widely used in California. He began the project, which was eventually published by the Los Angeles Times and Reveal, as a grad…
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• Polk Award Winners: Meribah Knight
  Meribah Knight is a reporter with Nashville Public Radio. She won the Polk Award for Podcasting for “The Kids of Rutherford County,” produced with ProPublica and Serial, which revealed a shocking approach to juvenile discipline in one Tennessee c…
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• Polk Award Winners: Jesse Coburn
  Jesse Coburn is an investigative reporter at Streetsblog. He won the Polk Award for Local Reporting for "Ghost Tags," his series on the black market for temporary license plates.“You can imagine this having never become a problem, because it’s…
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• Polk Award Winners: Amel Guettatfi and Julia Steers
  Amel Guettatfi and Julia Steers won this year's George Polk Award for Television Reporting for “Inside Wagner,” their Vice News investigation of Russian mercenaries on the Ukraine front and in the Central African Republic. “One of the best ta…
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• Longform Podcast #575: Megan Kimble
  Megan Kimble is the former executive editor of The Texas Observer and has written for The New York Times, Texas Monthly, and The Guardian. Her new book is City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America’s Highways.“I have neve…
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• Longform Podcast #574: Zach Harris
  Zach Harris is a journalist whose latest article for Rolling Stone is "Meet the Gen Z Hothead Burning Up Pro Bowling."“I'm not like a staff writer who has … status and access. But if I come up with something fun that you've never heard of that…
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• Longform Podcast #573: Rozina Ali
  Rozina Ali is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and the winner of the 2023 National Magazine Award for Reporting. Her latest article is “Raised in the West Bank, Shot in Vermont.”“I think it’s very, very important to spea…
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• Longform Podcast #572: Derek Thompson
  Derek Thompson is a staff writer for The Atlantic and host of the podcast Plain English.“I am an inveterate dilettante. I lose interest in subjects all the time. Because what I find interesting about my job is the invitation to solve mysteries. A…
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• Longform Podcast #571: Tessa Hulls
  Tessa Hulls is a writer and artist whose work has appeared in The Rumpus, The Washington Post, and The Capitol Hill Times. Her new book, a graphic memoir, is Feeding Ghosts.“This project is the thing I have spent my entire life running from. I wa…
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Awkward Geeks

Mentalfloss

• new5 Things the Mercator Map Gets Wrong
  The Mercator map, which most of us grew up with, makes Africa look smaller and Greenland much larger than they are—but that's just the tip of the iceberg.
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• newThe Happiest—And Least Happy—States in 2026, Ranked
  WalletHub’s 2026 study ranked all 50 U.S. states on happiness using metrics like depression rates, work hours, and community safety. Here is where every state landed.
  - 8 hours ago 9 Sep 26, 6:00pm -
• newThe Chance Studio Recording That Launched Otis Redding’s Career
  At the very end of another musician's recording session, Otis Redding was given a chance to try out the mic. He took it.
  - 9 hours ago 9 Sep 26, 5:00pm -
• newWhat American Newspaper Front Pages Looked Like on September 12, 2001
  "America has changed forever..."
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• newLeonardo DiCaprio’s Favorite Leonardo DiCaprio Film—and His Biggest Career Regret
  "My biggest regret is not..."
  - 13 hours ago 9 Sep 26, 1:00pm -

• newWhat Did People Really Eat in Medieval Taverns?
  Medieval taverns served much more than ale, with hearty everyday foods making up most of the menu.
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• new5 Experiences the Internet Quietly Made Obsolete
  From rewinding VHS tapes to waiting for songs on the radio, the internet quietly wiped out these nostalgic daily experiences.
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• new10 Common Children’s Toys in the Middle Ages
  These toys were found through excavation reports, museum catalogue records, and the margins of one very expensive book.
  - 17 hours ago 9 Sep 26, 9:00am -
• newWhy Do We Say “Close, But No Cigar”?
  Most people believe the phrase "close, but no cigar" comes from a fairground tradition, but a paper trail reveals something stranger.
  - 19 hours ago 9 Sep 26, 7:00am -
• The Most Popular Dog Breed in Every State, Mapped
  Discover the most popular dog breed in every U.S. state based on new data from Trusted Housesitters, plus the rare breeds house sitters want to care for most.
  - 1 day ago 8 Sep 26, 8:00pm -
• The Beatles Album That Helped Inspire Otis Redding's Biggest Hit
  Otis Redding's "(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay" was inspired in part by the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's" and became his biggest hit.
  - 1 day ago 8 Sep 26, 7:00pm -
• The Biggest News Headline the Year You Were Born
  These were the stories making front-page news in the U.S. the year you came into the world.
  - 1 day ago 8 Sep 26, 6:00pm -
• 11 Sounds That Defined Back-to-School Season in the ‘90s
  Some of these nostalgic sounds include compressed air, Velcro, and a newscast your school got paid to show you.
  - 1 day ago 8 Sep 26, 2:00pm -
• The Surprising Reason Buddy Holly Changed the Spelling of His Last Name
  Buddy Holly wasn’t the one who changed the spelling in the first place.
  - 2 days ago 8 Sep 26, 1:00pm -
• The Surprisingly Easy Way the Story of 'Practical Magic' Came to Author Alice Hoffman
  The idea for 'Practical Magic' came to Alice Hoffman easily—almost, one could say, like magic. Here's the story of how Hoffman came up with the bestselling book and its sequels.
  - 2 days ago 8 Sep 26, 11:00am -
• Bruce Springsteen's Favorite Song Is a Frank Sinatra Classic
  When asked what song he'd pick if he could only listen to one for the rest of his life, The Boss chose this Frank Sinatra tune—but he's also expressed admiration for The Beatles, Marvin Gaye, and many other artists.
  - 2 days ago 8 Sep 26, 9:00am -
• Did Captain Kirk Ever Actually Say “Beam Me Up, Scotty” in ‘Star Trek’?
  The popularized phrase supposedly comes from ‘Star Trek,’ but was it actually ever said in original series?
  - 2 days ago 8 Sep 26, 5:00am -
• Every State’s Favorite Classic Disney Movie, Mapped
  Disney fans don’t mess around when it comes to their favorite movies. Where does your state land when it comes to the classics? Check out this map.
  - 2 days ago 7 Sep 26, 7:00pm -
• The 5 Best Places in the U.S. For a Cozy Fall Getaway, Ranked
  These five places offer a mix of crisp fall weather, seasonal festivities, access to nature, and small-town charm. Here are the five best spots in the U.S. to visit in autumn.
  - 2 days ago 7 Sep 26, 5:00pm -
• The Polar Bear Once Kept at the Tower of London
  The Tower of London was once home to lions, tigers, baboons, and yes—a polar bear whose presence caused city officials a fair amount of grief.
  - 2 days ago 7 Sep 26, 3:00pm -
• What Charles Dickens's 'A Tale of Two Cities' Gets Right About the French Revolution
  How accurate is Charles Dickens’s "A Tale of Two Cities"? See what the novel gets right about the French Revolution—and where it takes some liberties.
  - 3 days ago 7 Sep 26, 11:00am -
• 6 Pieces of ‘Star Trek’ Technology That Eventually Became Real
  From the communicator to touchscreens, 'Star Trek' predicted the future in surprisingly accurate ways.
  - 3 days ago 7 Sep 26, 9:00am -
• 5 of the Most Common Jobs in America 100 Years Ago
  This Labor Day, we’re looking back at the culture of the 1920s. Here are five of the most common professions one century ago.
  - 3 days ago 7 Sep 26, 7:00am -
• Where Did the Phrase "Back to the Grind" Come From?
  Discover where the phrase “back to the grind” came from, and how “grind” went from college slang for hard work to an everyday expression.
  - 3 days ago 6 Sep 26, 7:00pm -
• Quiz: We Bet You Can't Name All the Countries Expected to Have the Largest Populations in 2050
  The world's population is expected to continue growing until around 2080, yet not every country's population will increase. Can you guess which nations are projected to have the biggest populations in 2020?
  - 3 days ago 6 Sep 26, 5:00pm -
• 5-Letter Words Starting with 'E' That Will Lock In Your Wordle Win
  Stuck on today's Wordle puzzle? Discover essential 5-letter words starting with 'E' to keep your winning streak alive and secure today's answer.
  - 3 days ago 6 Sep 26, 3:00pm -
• The Best—And Worst—States for Six-Figure Jobs
  See which states have the most—and fewest—job listings offering six-figure salaries, according to an analysis of millions of U.S. job postings.
  - 4 days ago 6 Sep 26, 1:00pm -
• The Fatal Labor Disaster That Changed American Workplaces Forever
  The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911 resulted in 146 deaths, and led to the creation of dozens of new workplace health and safety laws.
  - 4 days ago 6 Sep 26, 11:00am -
• 7 of the Strangest Things That Happened at World's Fairs
  From incubator babies to a presidential assassination, these are some of the strangest and most disturbing things people would have seen at World's Fairs.
  - 4 days ago 6 Sep 26, 7:00am -
• Quiz: Could You Pass an 8th-Grade Geography Test? We Bet You Can't
  Test your geography knowledge against an average 13-year-old's with this geography quiz, fit for tweens and people of all ages looking to brush up on their geography skills.
  - 4 days ago 5 Sep 26, 8:00pm -
• The Ancient Civilization That Built With Seashells Instead of Stone
  Long before modern concrete, Florida’s ancient Calusa kingdom built monumental islands, canals, and mounds entirely out of seashells.
  - 4 days ago 5 Sep 26, 7:00pm -
• Morgan Freeman's Favorite (and Least Favorite) Morgan Freeman Films
  The actor referred to one of his films as a "nightmare."
  - 4 days ago 5 Sep 26, 5:00pm -
• Why Alexander Became Known as “the Great”
  Ancient Greek king Alexander III of Macedon is best known as the moniker “the Great.”
  - 4 days ago 5 Sep 26, 2:00pm -
• The Book That Inspired George Harrison to Write "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
  The idea for the Beatles classic "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" emerged when George Harrison tested out his interpretation of this classic Chinese text.
  - 5 days ago 5 Sep 26, 9:00am -
• The School Band Freddie Mercury Formed Long Before Queen
  Before performing in sold-out arenas around the globe, Mercury was part of a school band in which he was described as "the only real musician."
  - 5 days ago 5 Sep 26, 7:00am -
• The Meanings of All the Angel Numbers, From 1111 to 999
  Seeing 222 or 777 regularly? Here's what all of the angel numbers, from 1111 to 999, might be trying to tell you.
  - 5 days ago 4 Sep 26, 7:00pm -
• The Most Popular TV Show the Year You Were Born
  This show was likely playing on TV just as you learned to sit and crawl!
  - 5 days ago 4 Sep 26, 5:00pm -
• What Miners Really Ate During the California Gold Rush
  Discover what 1849 prospectors actually ate on the frontier, from pricey eggs and sourdough to the legendary, decadent Hangtown Fry.
  - 5 days ago 4 Sep 26, 3:00pm -
• Every State’s Favorite Type of French Fry, Mapped
  Find out which type of French fry is the favorite in every state, from straight and seasoned to curly, shoestring, crinkle cut, and waffle.
  - 6 days ago 4 Sep 26, 1:00pm -
• Why Do So Many Stores Do Labor Day Sales?
  The timing of the holiday provides the perfect excuse to go shopping. Here’s why Labor Day sales have become so popular.
  - 6 days ago 4 Sep 26, 1:00pm -
• How Housing Prices and Incomes Changed in the U.S. Between 1985 and 2025
  Over four decades, the data shows that median housing prices have risen more rapidly than median household annual incomes.
  - 6 days ago 4 Sep 26, 9:00am -
• Freddie Mercury’s Favorite Queen Songs Were All About Love—But in Very Different Ways
  These three Queen songs reveal something deeply personal about Mercury’s heart.
  - 6 days ago 4 Sep 26, 7:00am -
• Why Do Tennis Players Grunt?
  Why do tennis players grunt so loudly on court? From a stroke power boost to "sound masking" and controversial rulebook loopholes, here is the science behind match-point moans.
  - 6 days ago 3 Sep 26, 7:00pm -
• 7 Everyday Phrases That Originated From Gambling
  From "across the board" to "hedge your bets," these phrases have their roots in blackjack, horse racing, and more.
  - 6 days ago 3 Sep 26, 5:00pm -
• When Will Fall Foliage Peak in 2026? This Map Reveals the Best Time to See the Colors
  A week-by-week look at when peak fall foliage is expected to arrive across the U.S. in 2026.
  - 7 days ago 3 Sep 26, 1:00pm -
• 12 Animals Who Have Won Bravery Medals Throughout History
  These brave animals earned medals and recognition for their heroic actions on the battlefield and beyond.
  - 7 days ago 3 Sep 26, 11:00am -
• What Is the Right Pronunciation of "Lychee"?
  Is lychee pronounced "lie-chee" or "lee-chee"? Learn why both pronunciations are correct and how the fruit’s Chinese origins shaped the word in English.
  - 7 days ago 3 Sep 26, 9:00am -
• The Spiritual Meaning of Yellow Butterflies
  Butterflies have long been connected to transformation, while yellow tends to be linked to happiness. The spiritual meaning of a yellow butterfly combines both these things.
  - 7 days ago 3 Sep 26, 7:00am -
• The Most Affordable Places to Live the Mediterranean Dream, Ranked
  Which of these cost-effective Mediterranean destinations would you choose to live in?
  - 7 days ago 2 Sep 26, 6:00pm -
• The Best State Fairs in America, Ranked
  A new study ranked the best state fairs in the U.S. based on visitor ratings, ticket prices, and social media buzz. See where your favorite fair lands.
  - 7 days ago 2 Sep 26, 5:00pm -
• The Document That Officially Ended World War II Was Surprisingly Simple
  Japan's signing of the Instrument of Surrender officially ended World War II, but its effects were felt years later.
  - 7 days ago 2 Sep 26, 3:00pm -
• The Most Popular Soup in Every State, Mapped
  Discover the most popular soup in every U.S. state, based on data analyzing regional preferences from matzah ball to French onion.
  - 8 days ago 2 Sep 26, 1:00pm -
• Keanu Reeves’s Favorite (and Least Favorite) Keanu Reeves Movies
  Find out which Keanu Reeves movies made the cut as his favorites and which ones he disliked.
  - 8 days ago 2 Sep 26, 11:00am -
• 7 Songs You May Not Know Brian Wilson Wrote
  Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson often wrote and produced songs for other artists, from Jan and Dean's "Surf City" to Glen Campbell's "Guess I'm Dumb."
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• 11 Forgotten Books Every ’90s Kid Loved Growing Up
  Inescapable at the Scholastic book fair, most of these are out of print now. From 'Animorphs' to Wishbone and 'Sweet Valley Twins,' these nostalgic books are a walk down memory lane.
  - 8 days ago 2 Sep 26, 7:00am -