A Look Back at What Was Supposed to Happen in 2020 (According to Psychics)
January 7, 2021
This was a wild, harrowing, and unpredictable year… and one that self-proclaimed psychics somehow didn’t see coming. Here are some events that psychics claimed were supposed to happen in 2020. The world may have avoided a catastrophic attack ...
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All About New Year’s Resolutions
January 5, 2021
This year, we resolve to write more blog posts about New Year’s resolutions. And look at that, we did it!
• Ancient Babylonians started the idea of New Year’s resolutions about 4,000 years ago, although the new year in that society started ...
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Who Will Have the Christmas #1 in the UK?
December 16, 2013
Every year, the UK goes a little mad as pop stars compete to see who will get the completely ceremonial honor of having the #1 song in the country on Christmas. Here’s a look at this cultural phenomenon, which has no real comparison in the U.S.
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Weird Thanksgiving Stories
November 26, 2013
It’s almost Thanksgiving—have you bought your robot turkey yet?
• In 2003, wildlife conservation officers in Michigan faced a spate of illegal turkey poachers. They didn’t call the Detroit police, one-time employer of Robocop—they brought i...
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It’s World Toilet Day
November 19, 2013
This funny-sounding idea might be the most important “holiday” in the world. Seriously.
Earlier this year, United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon, along with a coalition from Singapore, introduced a resolution to declare November 19th the f...
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