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Spirit Airlines is often the subject of many complaints. Markus Mainka / Shutterstock.com.

10 Airlines That Customers Love to Hate

An airplane is the most convenient, efficient, fastest, and safest means of travel. However, that doesn't mean that all airlines offer these things.

June 16, 2020 13:02

The United States, like all other countries, does have a class system.

Does The United States Have A Class System?

June 16, 2020 07:07

Protesters march in support of Trayvon Martin on March 26, 2012 in Sanford Florida. Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman on February 26 2012, he was 17. Image credit: Ira Bostic / Shutterstock.com

The Origins Of The American Civil Rights Movement

June 16, 2020 07:05

Civil rights secure the right of participation in the civil life of a society for everyone. Suffragettes in San Francisco, 1915.

What Are The Basic Civil Rights?

June 16, 2020 07:04

A hacienda is most easily defined as an estate, mostly seen in the colonies of the Spanish Empire.

What Is The Hacienda System?

June 16, 2020 07:02

These rights constitute the core of the political value in the United States of America.

What Are Civil Liberties Vs Civil Rights?

June 16, 2020 06:44

Mechanical clocks enabled people to measure time in ways that were not possible before.

How Did The Clock Change The World?

It is the mechanical clock, and according to many historians, it was the clock that changed everything and deserves to be called as the key factor of the industrial age. Mechanical clocks enabled people to measure time in ways that were not possible before, and because of it, our lives were changed forever.

June 16, 2020 06:37

Protesters gather outside of the National Rifle Association headquarters for a vigil in remembrance of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown. Image credit: Nicole Glass Photography/Shutterstock.com

10 US States With Most Mass Shootings

Most victims in mass shootings committed in public spaces today are unnervingly people who simply happen to be in the vicinity of the shooter.

June 16, 2020 05:26

Merchants sell seafood in Tsukiji fish market in Tsukiji, Japan. Tsukiji fish market is one of biggest wet markets in the world. Image credit: Gjee/Shutterstock.com

10 Largest Wet Markets In The World

Here is a look at ten of the world’s largest wet markets, and what they have to offer.

June 15, 2020 12:40

Bust of Raffaello Sanzio, known as Raphael.

Famous Artwork: The School of Athens

The School of Athens is a painting by Italian renaissance artist Raffaello Sanzio.

June 15, 2020 12:11

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5 Main Reasons Why Japan Has A Fast-aging Popualtion

Japan presently has a rapidly shrinking population as well as an aging one. According to Nippon.com, the population has now been falling in size for nine years in a row.

June 15, 2020 06:10

The Statute of Westminster of 1931 was perhaps meant to grant legislative authority to the dominions of the newly forming British Commonwealth, but its effects and adoption in other countries is more complicated.

Independence within the British Empire: Commemorating the Statute of Westminster

The history of independence in Canada, Australia, South Africa, and other parts of the historical British Empire all share the common date of December 11th. We commemorate the Statute of Westminster of 1931 by commenting on its significance for these now-Commonwealth nations.

June 14, 2020 11:53

The mosque at the Al Hussain Foundation in Markham Ontario Canada. Image credit: Ken Felepchuk/Shutterstock.com

The Fastest Growing Religions In Canada

This high rate of immigration from Asian countries is set to change the religious demographics of Canada significantly.

June 12, 2020 12:04

Will the states in the US that are largely irreligious continue to be so as time goes on? This will be the case as per research. Image credit: Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock.com

The 10 Least Religious US States

The US is a very diverse place. When it comes to religion, the scene is the same. Some states are quite openly religious, and others are much more secular.

June 12, 2020 04:08