By Sooin Choi   By the 20th century, soccer became a popular sport around the world. In May of 1904, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was established in Paris and included France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden,...
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By Jordan Brennan The Global Peace Index (GPI), produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. The GPI covers 99.7% of the world’s population and measures the state of peace across...
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Source: Yale Environment 360 The creation of lithium-ion batteries in 1991 transformed the world. Huge amounts of energy can now be stored in rechargeable, light-weight batteries. Today, along with our inseparable relationship with smartphones, the transition into clean energy has...
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By Jordan Brennan In honor of this spook-tastic month, we’re “creeping it real” and sharing the most haunted states in the U.S.! With the help of this new map , ‘The Most Haunted States in the U.S.,’ made by The...
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By Katie Anderson With Halloween quickly approaching, the spooky season is officially underway. Witches, goblins, and ghouls takeover until All Hallows’ Eve. But what if the holiday brings more than just trick-or-treaters to your door? A figure with the most...
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By Sooin Choi When Washington, DC was decided as the capital of the United States, French engineer and architect Pierre Charles L’Enfant asked George Washington to design the new capital city.  Washington appointed L’Enfant as the city planner in 1791,...
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By Katie Anderson                   It’s late in the evening on a cold November night, two young couples decide to take a drive through the woods. As they drive, a dark figure appears...
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  By Jordan Brennan In one of the most relentless summers to date, heatwaves have scorched much of the country, breaking thousands of temperature records since early June of this year. The worst, however, may have been saved for last...
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By Katie Anderson With the entrance into September, summer is approaching its final days. As Autumn nears, the next few weeks function as a time to prepare for sweater weather and warm beverages. In addition to fall preparations and jokes...
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