Curiosities

The ink contains a newly discovered type of blue pigment that researchers say is "in a class of its own."Wikimedia CommonsNatural coloring extracts from plants were commonly used to dye clothing in the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages, ink...

Claim: In September 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump called Black children "natural born killers" and "born criminals." Rating: ContextWhile Trump did make comments about some people who were "born to be criminals" during a Sept. 2, 2025, briefing — specifically after referring...

<!--qv q:id=9p q:key=vcaa:According to statistics provided by the National Institute of Mental Health in 2022, roughly 30 million U.S. adults had received some kind of psychological treatment in the previous year. Some of those patients probably referred to their...

The bridge over Switzerland's Zihl River was built by the Romans around 40 B.C.E. and connected important trade and transportation routes.Joel Furrer/Archaeological Service of the Canton of BernThe oak piles that once supported the bridge were preserved in water...

Claim: An image shared on social media in September 2025 authentically showed U.S. President Donald Trump with a puffy face. Rating: In early September 2025, an image claiming to authentically show U.S. President Donald Trump with a puffy face circulated on social...

<!--qv q:id=9n q:key=vcaa:Horror icons, such as Pennywise and Ghostface, continue to terrify audiences years after their movies left theaters. Even if you’re used to seeing these villains on screen, you’ve probably never encountered them like this: Spirit Halloween has...

In 2024, the UK Passport Office initially refused to issue a passport to a six-year-old girl named... Source link

The most famous cargo cult in the South Pacific, the John Frum movement reportedly first emerged on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu around the 1930s — and it still exists today.Image Source Limited/Alamy Stock PhotoA leader of the...

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<!--qv q:id=9n q:key=vcaa:As cultural norms and trends evolve year after year, so too does our word usage. Dictionary.com shows how our vocabulary is growing in 2025 by its recent addition of over 1200 terms to its catalogue, from okonomiyaki...