GEOGRAPHY: The famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, are believed to have been in what modern-day country?

The Cowardly Lion's costume in 1939's "The Wizard of Oz" was made from actual lion skins and fur, and weighed roughly 60 pounds.

On March 10, a man and woman from Germany, who had been trying to ski 104 miles across a frozen lake between Finland and Sweden, had to be rescued after the ice around them broke up…

Nuts can be great sources for protein, vitamins, minerals, fiber and more. But for some people, almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, Macadamia nuts, peanuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios…

On April 17, 1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion began when a CIA-financed and trained group of Cuban refugees landed in Cuba and attempted to topple Fidel Castro's communist government.

TELEVISION: What is Ron Swanson's favorite food group in the sitcom "Parks and Recreation"?

The chess-playing supercomputer Deep Blue could calculate 100 to 200 billion different positions in less than three minutes.

If you’re planning to fly through Tampa International Airport anytime soon, better put on your best duds. The airport announced on X on Feb. 26 that pajamas would no longer be tolerated…

The painting "Salvator Mundi, done by Leonardo da Vinci, fetched $450 million, the highest ever paid for art, at a Christie's auction in 2017.

On April 6, 1930, James Dewar needed a good way to occupy the Continental Baking Company’s shortcake-baking machinery while strawberries were out of season.

FOOD & DRINK: Which fast-food chain's 1970s jingle began, "Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, special orders don't upset us"?

When making badminton shuttlecocks, the most prized feathers are said to come from a goose's left wing.

Scientists in China have used gene editing technology to create a new tomato variety that smells like buttered popcorn, The Independent reported on Feb. 26.

The hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the “octo-” prefix refers to the eight points on the popular symbol…

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are the best-selling candy in the U.S., with $2.84 billion in sales, and stocked in 97% of grocery stores and 89% of convenience chain stores.

On April 1, 1970, President Richard Nixon, who was known to enjoy the occasional cigar himself, signed legislation officially banning cigarette ads on television and radio.

ACRONYMS: In computer emails, what does the acronym "CC" stand for?

To perform Kermit's early swamp scene in "The Muppet Movie," Jim Henson had to spend a day in a 50-gallon steel drum under a pond.

When a 12-year-old in Monroe, North Carolina, missed the bus to school on Feb. 18, he made the obvious choice to just drive himself.

The comet 3I/ ATLAS is traveling through our solar system at a staggering 130,000 miles per hour, which is the highest velocity ever recorded for a solar system visitor.