Society

The types of products we consider to be pop culture have mass appeal, meaning that they target a broad audience and are enjoyed by vast numbers of people.

February 2, 2020 08:53

Rosa Parks was a famous activist during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s in the United States. She is most well known for the role she played in the Montgomery bus boycott.

February 2, 2020 08:38

We mostly use the term in the context of technology and computing, where it stands for the integration of technologies with different functions into a single device.

February 1, 2020 06:06

The term lemon is used in the name of these laws because it is also often used to describe motor vehicles that don’t work correctly.

February 1, 2020 05:58

Some sports got dropped for lack of popularity while others were dropped for mysterious reasons.

January 31, 2020 15:19

The notorious Queen of Sheeba is nothing short of an extraordinary legend, but also a lot more - which is why we are still talking about this elusive woman today. 

January 31, 2020 13:33

More than half of the dogs in America are estimated to be overweight or obese. There are multiple ways to prevent this from happening to our pets.

January 31, 2020 11:58

Found in 1901 by a team of French archeologists in the ancient city of Susa in Iran, the Hammurabi Laws seem to have been created to govern day to day life in Babylonia.

January 31, 2020 09:51

A total of 24 teams will fight it out for the coveted Henri Delaunay Cup.

January 31, 2020 06:36

The European Championship will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2020 with the tournament taking place in 12 cities across the continent.

January 31, 2020 06:09

Tokyo 2020 will feature 339 events across 33 sports. Five of the sports and 15 events will debut for the first time in Tokyo.

January 31, 2020 00:54

The past 15 tournaments have been won by ten national teams. Portugal is the reigning champion.

January 31, 2020 00:22

Rachel Carson lived from May 27, 1907 to April 14, 1964. A biologist, she is known for her role in bringing awareness to the environmental movement in its early days.

January 29, 2020 13:17

The population of dogs in Europe has grown steadily over the last decade. Today there are an estimated 65.5 million dogs in the European Union.

January 29, 2020 12:43

Fish is a runner who sprang to national prominence in June 2019 when she participated in the state championship races with a red handprint painted across her face and MMIW written on her leg.

January 29, 2020 10:59

Jainism was founded in ancient India.

January 28, 2020 21:42

Over the years, many languages have changed, while others have gone extinct or branched out. However, some languages have survived and are still being used to date.

January 28, 2020 13:02

The Iron Catastrophe is considered as one of the most crucial geomorphic moments in Earth’s history.

January 28, 2020 08:07

Saying that a country is one of the worst to live in today is subjective, if not controversial. However, studies have used a combination of real and measurable data points to create an index of misery!

January 27, 2020 18:18

You may have heard of the Great Depression, but have you heard of a similar period in Japan’s history? Here is everything you need to know about the Lost Decade in Japan.

January 27, 2020 13:49