Holidays & Events
National Hard Candy Day | December 19
Ancient Egyptians were the pioneers of hard candy, creating honey-based treats filled with nuts and fruit for extra flavor.
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Environment
15 Frosty Facts About Winter to Keep Out the Cold
Winter is the cheapest season to buy a house, often presenting lower prices and less competition for buyers.
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Animals
31 Buzzing Facts About Bees You Won’t Beelieve
Wallace’s giant bee, the largest bee, can grow up to 1.54 inches long and has an impressive wingspan of 2.5 inches.
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Environment
31 Facts About Ice That Will Chill You to the Bone
Saturn's rings are mostly ice, with particles varying in size from as tiny as a grain of dust to as large as a house.
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Environment
20 Facts About Narcissuses & Hollies, December’s Birth Flowers
All parts of the narcissus flower are toxic to humans and animals, as they contain a compound called lycorine.
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Holidays & Events
Red Planet Day | November 28
Red Planet Day is celebrated every year on November 28 and honors NASA's Mariner 4 mission, the first successful flyby of Mars.
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Holidays & Events
Why Isn’t Stuffing Put Inside the Thanksgiving Turkey?
Stuffing was first recorded in an ancient Roman cookbook, Apicius de re Coquinaria, published around the 1st Century AD.
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Food & Drink
21 Fun Facts About Bread You Probably Didn’t Know
The French government passed a law in 1993 dictating how baguettes are made, forbidding pre-prepared dough.
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Food & Drink
15 Fun Facts About Olive Oil That May Surprise You
Did you know that there's an international award specifically for writing the best articles about olive oil?
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Environment
20 Facts About Chrysanthemums & Peonies, November’s Birth Flowers
For over 2000 years, peonies have been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat conditions like blood disorders or parasites.
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Animals
8 Surprising Facts About Spider Webs That You Didn’t Know
Spider silk is the toughest known biological material. It is strong enough that some spiders can catch and eat bats in their webs.
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Holidays & Events
World Mental Health Day | October 10
The international symbol of mental health awareness is a green ribbon, often used to show support on World Mental Health Day.
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