Man Swims across Lake Malawi, Gets Two World Records Posted June 18, 2019 A South African man has set two world records after completing a 54-day swim across Lake Malawi, the third largest lake in Africa. Forty-five-year-old swimmer Martin Hobbs now …
San Francisco Officials Propose Fee to Drive Down Famous Street Posted June 17, 2019 Local San Francisco officials have created a bill requiring people to pay a fee before driving down Lombard Street, the most crooked road in the world. The loc…
Millennials Are Less Healthy than They Think, Study Finds Posted June 16, 2019 A new report has revealed that millennials, or people born between 1981 and 1996, are not as healthy as they perceive themselves to be. The report was publishe…
Teachers Receive Aggressive E-mails from Parents after Work Hours Posted June 15, 2019 A study revealed that teachers in the United Kingdom often receive e-mails from parents after work hours. The study, done by the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of …
Facebook Expects a Multibillion-Dollar Penalty for Data Scandal Involvement Posted June 14, 2019 Facebook may have to pay billions of dollars for violating its agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC is currently investigating a suspected data breach …
Researchers Create Device that Turns Brain Signals into Speech Posted June 13, 2019 Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, created a device that can convert brain signals into speech. To develop the device, the researchers worked with pa…
WHO Releases New Screen Time Guidelines for Children below Five Posted June 12, 2019 The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidelines on screen time limits for young children. According to the new guidelines, two- to four-year-old-children should…
Walmart to Create Own Angus Beef Supply Chain Posted June 11, 2019 Retail giant Walmart has ventured into the meat industry in an effort to supply its grocery stores with quality Angus beef. Walmart has developed a supply chai…
Greece Asks British Museum to Return Ancient Statues Posted June 10, 2019 Greece has once again appealed to Britain for the repatriation of the controversial Parthenon [PAHR-thuh-n…
LEGO Develops Bricks for Learning Braille Posted June 9, 2019 Toy company LEGO is releasing a new set of plastic bricks that aids blind and visually-impaired children in learning Braille / breɪl /. Bra…