Was George Washington Really Offered a Chance to be King of the U.S.?

There's a popular yarn among American history buffs that George Washington, in the waning months of the Revolutionary War, was "offered the crown" of the fledgling nation by a group of American military officers fed up with an ineffective Congress. Historians even have Washington's strongly worded rejection letter to prove it. See more

Is Juice Really Better for You Than Soda?

Despite legal challenges from the beverage industry, it seems that soda taxes are here to stay, for now anyway.On July 18, 2018, Pennsylvania's Supreme Court upheld Philadelphia's tax on soda, rejecting a challenge to the law. Eight other U.S. cities tax sugary sodas, as do a handful of other countries, including the U.K., South Africa and the Philippines. See More

From Military to Mainstream: The Evolution of the AR-15

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Earth's Oldest Color Was Pink

What color is the ocean? Well, blue, of course. But this wasn't always the case. If you assume that prehistoric oceans were blue just like they are today, you'd be wrong. Scientists recently discovered ancient oceans were actually a rosy hue, making pink the world's oldest-known color. See More >>>