Culture & History

Red Planet Day is celebrated every year on November 28 and honors NASA's Mariner 4 mission, the first successful flyby of Mars.

Stuffing was first recorded in an ancient Roman cookbook, Apicius de re Coquinaria, published around the 1st Century AD.

The Missionary Generation revolutionized science, with scientists like Albert Einstein with his theory of relativity and E=MC².

Kamala Harris's 2024 presidential campaign raised $81 million on day one, breaking the record for donations in a 24-hour period!

For over 2000 years, peonies have been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat conditions like blood disorders or parasites.

Halloween traditions like carving lanterns and wearing masks were brought to America by Irish and Scottish immigrants.

The Butterball Turkey-Talk hotline in Canada answers over 100,000 turkey cooking questions every Thanksgiving season.

The international symbol of mental health awareness is a green ribbon, often used to show support on World Mental Health Day.

Marigolds are an integral part of Mexico’s Day of the Dead festival as they're believed to guide spirits with their bright colors.

Did you know that the day and night on the fall equinox aren't equal? Instead it's on the equilux, which occurs a few days later.

In April 2018, Lyle and Erik Menendez reunited in prison for the first time since their arrest in 1990.

In Australia, kids who live in areas too rural for normal schools can learn via radio and the Internet at the "School of the Air."

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