Gross, Nebraska, and 9 Other Towns With Fewer Than 10 Residents
Most everyone has an opinion on whether they’d rather live in a big city or a small town. We like the convenience, the hustle and bustle, or they crave the solitude and the quiet, and you’ll never convince me that the suburbs are somehow meant to be a combination of both. There are small towns,...
Rent Out This Entire Island in Italy for About $100 per Person Each Night
Have you ever dreamed of owning your own island one day? How about a private island getaway for you and your close friends or family? It’s not for sale, but if you’re looking to get away with a group of close friends, you can rent out the entire Island of Falconera in Venice Lagoon for...
The Infamous Mothman of West Virginia Gets a Closer Look in Documentary
If you’re not from West Virginia, and you’re not into the sorts of tales that send weird chills down your spine, then you may never have heard about the mysterious Mothman who appeared in Point Pleasant back in the 1960s. In November of 1966, two couples spotted a winged, man-shaped monster near the “TNT area,”...
People Open up and Talk About the Scariest Things That Have Ever Happened to Them
What do you think is the absolute scariest thing that’s ever happened to you in your whole life? I’m talking about the incident that made you feel actually fearful and you maybe even thought that your life could be in danger… While you think about that, read over these tales that will creep you out....
The Arctic Circle Is Owned by 8 Countries, and 4 More Facts About our Northernmost Polar Circle
Geographers define the Arctic Circle as everything at or above 66 degrees and 34 minutes north latitude -more simply, anything between the 66th and 67th parallels in the Northern Hemisphere. The Arctic Circle keeps strange hours, with the entire winter being more or less dark and other times of the year being sunny all the...
This Flight Attendant’s Video Highlights All of the (Many) Things You Should Never Touch on an Airplane
We’re all thinking a little bit more about germs and what we touch when we’re in public these days, and that goes double for indoor, confined spaces like airplanes. And while you’re probably not under any kind of illusion that commercial aircraft are super duper clean places, this flight attendant’s TikTok should probably still come...
You Can Pedal Through California’s Ancient Redwood Forest on a Railbike
When most people start to make a bucket list of places to visit in the United States, the national parks – and the giant, majestic redwoods in particular – often find their way onto the list. How could they not? Standing among those huge, ancient trees makes a person feel small in the best possible...
Some Lucky Duck Will Earn $50K a Year Exploring National Parks
If you’re a certain type of indoorsy person, wandering the nation’s national parks – even if you’re getting paid – does not sound like your idea of a dream job. For someone who lives for exploring, for hiking, for communing with nature and spending your days outdoors instead of in an office would seem like...