New research suggests an enormous snake may have once called India home. Fossilized vertebrae found near a coal mine in western India indicate that the snake was between 36 feet and 50 feet long. This is up to eight feet longer than the largest snake known to man and nearly 17 feet longer than the current largest living snake, the …
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Do you want your home to have that fresh, clean smell? It all starts with a little scrubbing and extra washing here and there. Once your house is sparkling clean, you can give your home a little extra fresh scent with homemade candles combined with your favorite aromas. SPRING CLEANING: 3 EXPERT TIPS TO MAKE YOUR BATHROOM SPARKLE You can …
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One Transportation Security Agency employee had the retirement send-off of a lifetime: an 8-year-old labrador retriever named Messi.Messi is a passenger-screening canine for the TSA at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C. who “enjoys watching airplanes and playing in the grass at nearby Gravelly Point,” per a press release.The labrador’s favorite activity is “playing with a tennis ball after a …
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Many Americans are getting too little sleep and have too much stress. A new Gallup poll revealed 57% of adults would “feel better if they got more sleep,” while 42% said they get “as much sleep as they need.” These findings have nearly reversed in the last decade, Gallup noted in a press release. The last measurement in 2013 found …
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“The unfortunate truth,” the author of a new book told Fox News Digital this week, “is that there are a lot of people out there who are devastated by the loss of a spouse — especially so in the first year” after the spouse’s passing, he said. New York City-based Warren Kozak is the author of “Waving Goodbye: Life After …
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It’s National Park Week — a unique time to appreciate the beauty and splendor of the great American outdoors. While the U.S. park scene offers plenty of notable historic sites and landscapes, there are also many features and facts about our national parks that are far lesser known. “National parks are powerful places that have many meanings and connections to …
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The grand events and oft-told tales of the American Revolution are easy to find among sprawling reverent battlefields and national parks. George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Virginia, Independence Hall in Pennsylvania, and Minuteman National Historical Park in Massachusetts, where the American rebellion exploded into deadly revolution 249 years ago today, April 19, 1775, top any list of highlights in the …
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Gen. Douglas MacArthur delivered his farewell address to Congress on this day in history, April 19, 1951, uttering the famous line, “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.” Eight days before the speech, MacArthur had been relieved of his duties as general of the U.S. Army by President Harry S. Truman — putting an end to his storied military …
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Mother’s Day is a time to honor the incredible women who have nurtured, guided and loved us unconditionally. While we often celebrate our mothers or stepmothers on this special day, it’s also the perfect opportunity to show appreciation and gratitude for grandmothers who play a unique and cherished role in the lives of so many families. If you’re not sure …
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“These are the times that try men’s souls,” Thomas Paine wrote near the end of the turbulent, fear-filled year of 1776. It was the soul of a woman, however, that defiantly withstood the weight of the trial — the miraculous fight for American independence — with five children at her hip. Abigail Adams never flinched, never wavered. Neither the crown …
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