Josie Green - Author for 24/7 Wall St.
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Seven U.S. cities claim to be the Watermelon Capital of the World, while countless other towns dub themselves the capital of some quirky, obscure, or mundane attribute, such as leap year, raisins, or...
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There are 57.5 million square miles of land on Earth, yet 95% of the planet’s human population inhabits only 10% of that land, according to the World Bank’s 2009 World Development Report. To...
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The natural world has always inspired awe. Fire shooting from the ground, lights blazing across the sky, and glowing ocean waves were fodder for the imaginations of ancient people, inspiring myths...
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Despite sending humans to Earth’s orbit and the moon, the idea of humans surviving in outer space must seem like science fiction. Creating an environment that can sustain human life in the almost...
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As Pride Month gets rolling around and rainbow flags start appearing on bars and other businesses, some people may wonder why the LGBTQ community takes Pride so seriously. Those who haven’t been...
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More than 141 million people — are routinely exposed to dangerously polluted air, according to the American Lung Association’s “State of the Air 2019” report. That’s over 7 million more...
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May 24 marked the first day that gay and lesbian couples in Taiwan can register to marry. While the new legislation guaranteeing that right is far from perfect — for example, it doesn’t allow a...
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In May 1903, Horatio Nelson Jackson and Sewall Crocker set out from San Francisco headed to New York City in what is considered the first ever cross-country road trip. Although the pair met with...
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Most people never hope to have $42 million, much less spend that amount on a single day event, but for royal families across the world, expensive weddings are the norm. While the average wedding in...
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Not a single person in the United States needs to go hungry — enough food is produced in this country to feed the entire population. Yet according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 40 million...
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Most people don’t like it when their favorite vacation spot suddenly “gets discovered” and overnight turns into just another crowded beach. Perhaps even more distressing is when that spot is...
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Have you ever wondered how many planes are in the air at a given moment? In 2017, airline companies around the world operated 36.8 million flights. They carried 4.1 billion passengers, according to...
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A record number of passengers flew on scheduled airline services in 2017: 4.1 billion, according to the International Air Transport Association. Most of all flights are domestic. In fact, the busiest...
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Hunting for sunken ships and pirates’ treasure may seem like a childish fantasy, but there are people who have made it their life’s mission to locate lost shipwrecks. Whether they are trade ships...
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Riding a bike in the city can be scary. If you’ve ever done it, you’ve probably had at least one close call — it comes with the territory. In 2016, 840 cyclists were killed in motor vehicle...
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