Curiosities

Believed to date back 500 years to the reign of King Henry VIII, the tunnels are thought to have been part of his lavish country estate known as Beaulieu.Henry Godfrey-Evans/BBCWorkers at New Hall School found an entrance to tunnels...

Did Trump feed US Olympic men's hockey team McDonald's at White House?Feb. 26, 2026 "That got out there that it was McDonald's, but it wasn't," U.S. player Jack Eichel said on a po ... Read More ...

The Burj Khalifa is one of the most incredible marvels of human engineering. When it opened in Dubai in 2010, people around the world were stunned by its height. But there’s much more to this skyscraper than its record-breaking size. From...

<!--qv q:id=76 q:key=vcaa:A common aspect of a wedding party is the groomsmen. Also known as the ushers, these are the male companions who assist the man or men getting married. One of these men is often chosen as the...

The Wild Bunch terrorized the American frontier in the 1890s, carrying out bold heists and shooting any lawmen who got in their way — but by the first decade of the 20th century, most of the outlaws were dead...

Claim: Under U.S. President Donald Trump's second administration, federal agencies have shrunk the habitat requirement for grizzly bears from 2,500 acres to 1 acre. Rating: What's True The U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service changed their definition of a minimum...

<!--qv q:id=76 q:key=vcaa:When temperatures rise so high that simply existing outside feels unbearable, it’s only natural to seek out ways to cool down. -->When temperatures rise so high that simply existing outside feels unbearable, it’s only natural to seek out...

Experts believe that the animals were crushed when the eruption's initial tremors caused the ceiling above them to collapse, burying them under rubble and leaving their remains frozen in time — until now.Archaeological Park of PompeiiArchaeologists excavate the skeleton...

Claim: A screenshot showed a real X post from fast food chain Chick-fil-A that read, “Respect for others does not require us to celebrate or endorse every message or movement,” in response to community backlash at the company’s refusal to...

<!--qv q:id=76 q:key=vcaa:Language can evolve in surprising ways. Sometimes, words can merge with other words to create beautiful new hybrid words of their own. That’s the case with “lowkenuinely,” a new slang term that melds “low-key” with “genuinely.”-->Language can...