Thanksgiving, celebrated annually on the fourth
Thursday of November, is one of the most
anticipated holidays in the United States. The
tradition dates back to a harvest feast shared by
early European settlers and Native Americans in
1621. The holiday, which will be observed on
November 28 this year, is centered around delicio...
About two years ago, Damien Boschetto was walking
his dog in a forest near Cruzy in southern France
when he noticed a large bone poking out from an
eroded cliff. Suspecting it might belong to a
dinosaur, the amateur paleontologist quickly alerted
experts at the Cruzy Museum. His hunch was
correct: the fossil turned out to be the pelvic bone ...
Full moons are always a stunning sight, but the one
on November 15, 2024, promises to be even more
spectacular. It will be the last of four consecutive
supermoons, following August's Blue Moon,
September's Harvest Moon, and October's Hunter
Moon. After this, the next supermoon will not occur
until October 7, 2025.
The next time you are upset about short winter
days, think about Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow),
Alaska. The residents of America's northernmost
town will experience their final sunset this year on
November 19, 2024. They will not see the Sun again
until January 23, 2025. For those wondering, that is
65 straight days, or 1,560 hours, of darkness!
Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the
United States. As of 3:00 PM ET, November 6, 2024,
the former president had secured 292 electoral
votes — 22 more than the 270 needed to win the
presidency.
A rare, 237-year-old copy of the United States
Constitution has been sold to an anonymous buyer
for a staggering $9 million. The document was
auctioned by Brunk Auctions in Asheville, North
Carolina, on October 17, 2024. Bidding began at
$1.1 million and quickly soared to the final price in
just seven minutes.
Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a
vibrant and colorful Mexican celebration honoring life
and death. Observed annually on November 1 and
2, it offers an opportunity to remember and pay
tribute to loved ones who have passed.
Every fall, Americans buy tens of millions of
decorative pumpkins. Some are carved into spooky
jack-o'-lanterns, while others are used simply for
display. Unfortunately, the interest in these colorful
gourds fades soon after Halloween. Experts estimate
that over one billion pounds of pumpkins — more
than 80 percent of the 1.3 billion pounds purchase...
Every October, farmers across the US harvest
millions of pumpkins. Some make it to the dinner
table in the form of delicious soups or pies. Others
get transformed into spooky jack-o'-lanterns. Then
there are the select few whose only purpose is to win
weigh-off contests. There are numerous such
competitions held nationwide. However, the most i...
