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The Millions in Lost Pocket Change on Planes

You reach for your phone and keys as you grab your bag and jacket to dash off a flight. In the shuffle, a few errant coins slip out from your pocket, rolling under the seat as you rush away. Multiply those forgotten pennies and quarters by millions of airline passengers each year, and you have a financial phenomenon - the millions of dollars in loose change left annually on commercial flights.

Celebrity Wedding Cake from the 1800s

Celebrity weddings — Long before Kim and Kanye or Harry and Meghan, America was fixated on another over-the-top celebrity wedding. Back in 1863, little person superstars Charles Stratton and Lavinia Warren tied the knot in an extravagant New York City affair that attracted crowds in the thousands.

Beer’s More than 5,000 Years History

Beer is as old as history — and by some counts, even older. Many experts assert that the emergence of Sumerian cuneiform in the fourth millennium BCE marks...

This waterfall’s roar can be heard 25 miles away

Located on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls is one of the most breathtaking natural wonders in the world. Its steady stream of water plunges some 350 feet down into the basin of a vast gorge, creating a...

Steve Wozniak, Apple’s co-founder, prank-called the Vatican

Before revolutionizing personal computing and becoming the storied co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak found his technological thrill seeking landing him in trouble. Long fascinated by electronics and pranks, the young Woz once attempted an ambitious gambit - phreaking a call with the Pope while posing as Henry Kissinger.
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