See the interior of the Iowa house in the iconic painting “American Gothic” A house in Eldon, a small town in Iowa, inspired Grant Wood to create his painting “American Gothic,” one of the most famous works of art in American history. From overlooked roadside attractions to unusual museums and unknown natural wonders, Local Hidden […]
Safety should always be the top priority in almost any job, and this is especially true for jobs at train stations. What happens when a manager tells a new employee to do something that improves safety a little bit but causes all the trains to be delayed? This is exactly the situation the man in […]
Well, that’s really rude! I don’t want to give too much away, but all I can say is that no one should behave like that in a movie theater. Read on to find out what I’m rambling about! “This just happened and the woman is still giving me dirty looks. So I decided I wanted […]
Due to ongoing problems aboard a Boeing Starliner spacecraft, the stay of two American astronauts aboard the International Space Station could be extended from eight days to eight months, NASA officials say. Astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore have been on the space station for 70 days, well beyond their original 10-day mission […]
As the saying goes, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” What would you do if a friend visiting your country violated a serious local taboo that you told him about? This is what the person in this story struggled with and wants to know how he dealt with it. Check it out. I […]
Rare “albino” buck spotted in East Troy on Highway J Kelly Daniels of East Troy spotted an all white buck off Highway J in East Troy, Wisconsin around 8 p.m. on Friday, July 26, 2024. Spotting an albino squirrel on UT’s campus may be a stroke of luck, but how about an albino raccoon? In […]
The way we shop is facing a revolution. Instead of going to a store, browsing through a catalog, or searching the internet for your favorite brands, you could shop the way you identify a song using the music discovery app Shazam – on demand, whenever and wherever you are. That’s the vision behind the interactive […]
Visitors to Yellowstone National Park were startled last month by an unexpectedly powerful hydrothermal explosion – an eruption of hot underground water – that sent steam, boiling water, mud and grapefruit-sized chunks of rock several hundred feet into the air. No one was injured, but the July 23 explosion in the Biscuit Basin area, just […]
When the little sister gets a free apartment from her older sister and her husband, she has made it. Rent free, bills paid, independence within reach – what more could a college student ask for? But as it turns out, her idea of “independence” involves a part-time job, and her big sister isn’t exactly thrilled […]
The annual Florida Python Challenge begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday and ends at 5:00 p.m. August 18. Participants can win over $25,000 in prizes by removing invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. Burmese pythons, which are not native to Florida, have a negative impact on native wildlife. This invasive species is primarily found in and […]
