Short on Youth
In South Korea, the number of children under 15 has dropped by about 60% since the 1970s, one of the… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
From Adolescence to Eminence
At age 15, Owen Cooper became the youngest male actor ever to win an Emmy, earning Outstanding Supporting Actor for… Read More
NASCAR’s Mega Wreck
In October 2024, a crash at Talladega Superspeedway involved 28 cars, making it one of the largest multi-car wrecks in… Read More
Triangle of Tall Tales
The Bermuda triangle is home to over 300 shipwrecks. However, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there… Read More
From Crash to Catchphrase
The phrase “train wreck” became a metaphor for disaster because real train crashes in the 19th and 20th centuries were… Read More