CNN's Derek Van Dam shows how hurricane hunters battle fierce turbulence as they fly into the eye of storms. CLICK on THE LINK To WATCH:

Thanks to CNN for this great story and article about the Silly sausages. Check them out: It's baseball's quirkiest tradition - and one of its most beloved. And here's where it all began:

We hear it a lot. Scrolling too much is turning your brain to mush. But is it? Researchers have this to say:

Treworgy Orchards in Levant, Maine, recently snagged the title of best corn maze in America for the fourth year running. The whale-shaped maze, which covers 4+ acres of land, consists of 60,000 corn plants grown up to 10 feet tall.

The Minnesota Dept of Natural Resources has a great "Fall Colors" map on their website. The Map Shows up to date progression so you can plan your route. Here is the Website: The North Dakota Tourism website is a little different. It gives you some destinations that are known for fall colors, however they do n...

New data from anonymized mobile phone data appears to show that while time of arrival at the office is close to the numbers in 2019, workers have been punching out of the office a little earlier than they did pre-pandemic in cities across the country. In New York, people leave the office 13 minutes earlier than they di...

It is (expressed as a percentage) one of the fastest-growing religious movements in America: there's a new Shaker! The last active Shaker community in the United States has had just two remaining members for some time now. The sect was founded in 1747, prioritizing the confession of sin, the community of goods and celi...

As of this year, 13 percent of U.S. consumers would trust riding in an autonomous vehicle, according to survey data from AAA. The thing is, the future of autonomous vehicles probably isn't going to be decided by the tech companies or even the citizens; it's gonna be decided by the actuaries and fine lawyers of the insu...

Seems like more & more these days, people are going to National Parks. Or maybe I'm paying attention more & more these days. I'm a little obsessed, even though I have been to very few. It hit big time after our trip to Yellowstone. To get there we drove the Beartooth Highway which is located within the Beartoot...

One key reason that American carbonated sugar water typically uses high fructose corn syrup and not cane sugar is federal policies designed to protect the American sugar business and artificially inflate the price of sugar. USDA guarantees a minimum price to sugar processors, and it assigns a maximum production limit t...

When I read this, my 1st thought was " Whoa"! Have you ever tried a digital detox? I've been close. And I get it if you're streaming...but those Reels? They suck you in every time! ~ Robbie D. A new survey finds Americans now spend over ten hours a day online-about five hours on routine tasks like browsing, e...

A new analysis conducted by the National Council of Teachers of English found that six of the top 10 most commonly assigned books by English teachers at public middle and high schools today are the same as those assigned in 1989, demonstrating just how sticky the canon can be. There are lots of reasons for this - hey, ...

McDonald's brought back the Snack Wrap after phasing the menu item out in 2016 when they were trying to reduce the complexity of the menu, and early data appears to show it's already a hit. Foot traffic to McDonald's on July 10, which saw the relaunch of the dish, was up 11.4 percent compared to the year-to-date averag...

Remember watching Star Trek? How cool it was for them to teleport. All the crazy technology we thought would never happen. Well never say never. It COULD happen. and here's a site that tracks how close we are to achieving Star Trek technology. It's a little intense, so good luck!

A new study published in the somewhat paradoxically named journal Nature Cities analyzed 6,003 intersections in New York City and found that when pedestrians are given a seven-second head start at traffic lights - known in industry parlance as "Leading Pedestrian Intervals" - pedestrian injuries declined 33 p...

Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne has died less than a month after he reunited with Black Sabbath for a farewell concert. Family members said the 76-year-old died "surrounded by love." (He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2019.) Osbourne found fame as frontman of the pioneering heavy metal band and we...

Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte #PSL will return to U.S. menus August 26, a ridiculously early date for an autumn beverage. The PSL was just the third seasonal beverage introduced by Starbucks after the Eggnog Latte and the Peppermint Mocha, but it's become an institution. Pumpkin Spice Creep is a real thing. When the ...

The retail price of a 1-carat lab-grown diamond is down 86 percent since 2016, and now goes for $745. The influx and popularity of the stones have also undercut the price of the rocks obtained the old-fashioned way - sending people into holes in the ground. Mined diamond prices are down 40 percent over that same period...

AI just dropped an album and no humans were involved.Velvet Sundown cruised to online fame with over a million Spotify streams - until it turned out the band wasn't real. Everything from the music to their backstory was made by AI. What do you think? You can Read on to learn more about the band.

A new study found that 74 percent of adults would support banning middle and high school students from using cellphones in class, which is up from 68 percent compared to that question posed in the fall. Opposition to such proposed bans also declined from 24 percent to 19 percent. Support for banning phones all day is c...