Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 1. Philadelphia cream cheese, despite its name, actually isn't from Philadelphia. The brand was created in 1872 by a New York ...

Cartography is cool. Where would we be without it as a species? I, personally, wouldn't know that my country looks like a tiny Africa and would get lost driving in any new city that I visit. We can ...

Lest anyone nitpick, let’s tweak that model since Alpha Centauri is actually a double star. So, 24 miles from the Sun’s sand grain we’ll picture two sand grains 8 feet apart. Ruminate on that and ...

There’s a reason fun facts are called fun facts. It’s always entertaining to discover a new and interesting or shocking piece of trivia to share with your friends, family, partner, the mailperson, ...