(BPT) - Seven in 10 American drivers are unaware of a vital piece of information. All-season tires aren’t built to drive in all four seasons.It sounds counterintuitive, but it’s true: The …
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2/13/24
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One hundred years into the future, what if millions of people gathered every February, not to watch the Super Bowl, but to instead watch the annual world flag football championship? …
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Josh Woods, West Virginia University, The Conversation
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2/7/24
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The 19th looks at how the hype over the popular Stanley tumblers demonstrates how influencer culture is driving waste on a planet with finite resources.
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Jessica Kutz, The 19th
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2/6/24
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It’s the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac − associated with good fortune, wisdom and success
Among China’s traditional holidays and celebrations, none ranks higher in importance than the Lunar New Year (農曆新年).…
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Mario Poceski, University of Florida, The Conversation
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2/5/24
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Stacker explored Fodor's Travel, Culture Trip, and other sources to develop this list of 11 of the strangest theme parks around the world.
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Cu Fleshman
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2/1/24
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Stacker dove into Grammy nominations, Billboard charts, and Spotify and Last.fm data to quantify the Recording Academy's predisposition to hip-hop.
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Rahul Mukherjee
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1/31/24
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Stacker used historical and news sources to trace the evolution of Valentine's Day from a pagan festival to one of today's most commercialized holidays.
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Andrea Vale
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1/30/24
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TruckInfo.net used Bureau of Transportation Statistics data to map the 20-year change in the share of roads in "acceptable condition" in each state.
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Colleen Kilday
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1/29/24
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ATS.io compiled a ranking of the biggest upsets of the 2023-24 NFL regular season using historical point spread data from Stathead.
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Jill Jaracz, Data Work By Karim Noorani
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1/26/24
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American avant-garde composer John Cage, who died in 1992, never would have guessed that a single performance of his music would begin in 2001 and still be playing. …
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Rob Haskins, University of New Hampshire, The Conversation
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1/24/24
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