Category: News
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America’s Largest Walmart Is in Albany. It Has Two Floors.
Walmart’s largest U.S. store is in Albany, New York: 260,000 square feet over two floors, complete with a shopping-cart escalator.
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Which Cheese Goes on French Onion Soup? More Than One, Thankfully.
Gruyère is a classic cheese for French onion soup, but Comté and Emmental work beautifully too. Even Julia Child used Swiss and Parmesan.
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Tokyo Disneyland’s Baymax Ride Somehow Became a Dance Floor
Guests really do gather around Tokyo Disneyland’s Happy Ride with Baymax and dance with the music. The viral phenomenon is real; some of the mythology around…
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Australia Imported Camels. The Camels Apparently Decided to Stay.
Australia imported camels for Outback transport, abandoned many when trucks took over, and ended up with a huge feral population. Here’s what the history and current…
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Radio City’s Mighty Wurlitzer Has 4,178 Pipes. Subtle It Is Not.
Radio City Music Hall’s Mighty Wurlitzer has 4,178 pipes and is the largest theater organ Wurlitzer ever built. Here’s what the famous 1932 instrument actually is.
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Ball Mason Jars Aren’t Made by Ball. Corporate History Is Weird.
Ball Mason jars still carry the Ball name, but Ball Corporation sold its home-canning business in 1993. Newell Brands makes the genuine jars today.
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British vs. American Dates: Apparently Even the Calendar Needed a Fight
Americans commonly write dates month/day/year; British style uses day/month/year. Here’s why 04/07 can become an international scheduling trap.
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Those Viral Chinese Factory TikToks About Luxury Brands Needed a Fact Check
Viral 2025 TikToks claimed Chinese factories made authentic luxury goods that shoppers could buy direct for a fraction of retail. The videos were real; the sweeping…
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Marty the Supermarket Robot Is Helpful. I Still Hate It.
Marty the supermarket robot scans spills and shelves. I know it is useful. I still hate turning a corner and finding those googly eyes behind me.
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Airbnb’s 2025 Smurf House Was a Four-Hour Mushroom Experience
In August 2025, Airbnb ran a one-day Smurfs experience in Belgium where two families could spend four hours at Papa Smurf’s mushroom house.