Interesting Facts

Cabbage. Scratch. Dough. Americans have used many creative nicknames for dollar bills over the past two centuries, though one of the more technical terms — “paper money” — could be considered just as misleading. Turns out, U.S. dollars are made not from paper, but instead from a

Gravity is an essential force on Earth: It keeps the planet in orbit at a safe and comfortable distance from the sun and even holds our atmosphere in place. It does have a downside, however: It w...

Not everyone gets to meet their idols. Henry Ford, one of America’s manufacturing giants, did — and was even lucky enough to become friendly with his hero. The automobile creator long looked up to serial inventor Thomas Edison, and in 1891, toward the start of his career, landed a job

To most grocery shoppers, there’s nothing particularly exciting about cauliflower. While the dense and crunchy stalks of this cruciferous plant are great as a side dish or snack, they’re consumed far less than the most popular produce-aisle picks (

Umbrellas have been around for a long time — at least 3,000 years, according to T.S. Crawford’s A History of the Umbrella — but they were used by only select segments of the population for much of that history.