The Jews celebrate Hanukkah, and the Christians celebrate Christmas. Oftentimes, it appears that both celebratory periods occur at the same time. The Jews celebrate for eight days, while the Christians celebrate for one day, December 25. So, do Hanukkah and Christmas start on the same day? The short answer is no. While this has happened … Read more
In this era riddled with data, it can be difficult to distinguish between actual science and pseudoscience. Was Earth once small but grew over time? Is man-made global warming a real scientific theory or a hoax? When it comes to separating science and pseudoscience, how can we recognize each for what it is? What’s the … Read more
Everyone has their own opinion about which day of the week is the busiest based on their experience, so let’s leave it up to technology and researchers to help us discover the real traffic stats. TomTom Technology has many years of data on highway speeds, trip duration, and traffic heaviness. It gave us the insights … Read more
The no-nonsense, straightforward answer to “How many liters are in a quart?” is 0.946352946 liters. Put another way, a bit under 9-and-a-half tenths of a quart, and if that’s too pedantic for you, then “very nearly one quart.” However, if you try pouring 20 quarts into 20 one-liter bottles, you’ll find yourself with an extra … Read more
Believe it or not, most of the world won’t know what you mean if you use gallons to describe the volume of a water bottle. This is because most of the world uses SI (the International System of Units), aka the metric system. Luckily for us, we know what we mean by a 5-gallon bottle, … Read more
Half a million dollars is enough for many people to retire and live comfortably for the rest of their lives – if they use it wisely. For others, like multi-millionaires and billionaires, half a million dollars is pocket change. So, how much is half a million dollars actually? It is 500 thousand dollars ($500,000); enough … Read more
In every standard deck of playing cards, there are four jacks. The jacks are part of the deck that is called court cards and are one of three kinds of court cards. The other court cards are kings and queens, and each deck contains for of each of these as well. There are four jacks … Read more