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December 11, 2025 Noone


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man at mall

Photos of once-thriving malls from the 60s-80s are either a pleasant memory or a sad reminder.

America's biggest malls weren't built to fail. From neon-lit atriums to mirrored ceilings, they dominated the ’60s–’80s. Then came demolition, decay, and bizarre second lives as movie sets and warehouses.
December 11, 2025 Peter Kinney
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Scientists assumed the grooves found on early human teeth were from the first toothpicks. Modern analysis has a simpler explanation.

Toothpick habits were long presumed to explain the grooves, but new analysis of ancient dental marks challenges that idea, pointing instead to instinctive behavior deeply rooted in human ancestry rather than to early attempts at dental care.
December 11, 2025 Miles Brucker
Fossil Collector

Fossils are always an exciting discovery, but sometimes they contain surprises that no archaeologist ever expected.

A fossil usually reveals a creature, yet some split open to expose something wildly unexpected inside. Little stowaways. Last meals. Moments frozen by accident, preserved without intention.
December 11, 2025 Miles Brucker

My cruise line changed the itinerary and dropped the port I was most excited for. Can I get any compensation?

Discover what to do when your cruise line changes its itinerary and drops your favorite port. Learn when you can get compensation, what refunds or credits you might receive, how insurance plays a role, and the best tips for handling unexpected cruise itinerary changes with confidence and ease.
December 11, 2025 Jack Hawkins
Man in Arctic Kayak

Ingenious American Indigenous innovations that vastly outperformed early colonial expectations.

Archaeologists keep uncovering structures and systems that disrupt long-held assumptions about early America. These achievements weren’t improvised or accidental; they were engineered with calculation and purpose in ways European settlers failed to grasp.
December 9, 2025 Peter Kinney

Excavations uncovered the oldest Viking longhouses in Iceland, changing the timeline of Norse colonization of the island.

Archaeologists in Iceland have uncovered the oldest Viking longhouses ever discovered in the country, changing the timeline of Iceland’s earliest settlement.
December 10, 2025 Quinn Mercer