1. “You’ll Never Need Math After High School” At some point, most of us heard our parents dismiss complicated math as useless in real life. Maybe they thought balancing a checkbook was the pinnacle of adult math skills. But flash […]
1. Your Schedule Might Feel Strangely Empty When you first dream about retirement, it sounds like endless freedom. But when the time actually comes, the days can feel a little too wide open. Without work structuring your week, it’s surprisingly
1. Taking Pictures in the Middle of Busy Streets There’s nothing wrong with snapping a few photos while visiting, but standing smack-dab in the middle of a busy street? That’s a fast track to getting some serious side-eye from locals.
1. King Arthur We all love the stories of King Arthur pulling the sword from the stone and leading the Knights of the Round Table, but historians are not so sure he ever existed. Some believe he may have been
1. Leech Collector Imagine wading into a swampy bog at the crack of dawn, lifting your skirt or pant legs, and waiting for bloodsucking leeches to latch onto your skin. That was the reality for leech collectors, who were often
1. The Civil War Was Only About Slavery It’s tempting to reduce the entire Civil War to just one issue, but the truth is more layered than that. Yes, slavery was absolutely central—don’t let anyone tell you otherwise—but it was
1. Baby Tossing in India In the Indian state of Karnataka, there’s a tradition that’ll make your heart race: tossing babies off a 30-foot temple! Don’t worry, though—they’re caught safely in a large cloth by people waiting below. This ceremony,
